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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT HENRY | Port Henry Port Henry Port Hendry Port Hendry |
Pratt's Buchan 1859 Annals of Peterhead 1819 Arbuthnot's History of Peterhead 1815 Plan of Peterhead 1805 |
023 | "The earliest notice of these harbours is in the Charter of erection already mentioned in that document the Earl Marischal binds himself "to build ane bulwark at the mouth of the haven called Port Henry." This bulwark was accordingly erected by his lordship, and is that now used by the fishermen in the Ronheads for landing their boats. Although built in apparently rough manner, with blocks of undressed granite it has rarely stood in need of repair, and after more than two Centuries and a half, the original Oak mooring posts are still in a serviceable state. This harbour is capable of holding Six or eight vessels of a hundred tons burden. It is not calculated for a heavier tonnage", Vide Pratt's Buchan page 65. "The harbour in it, called Port Henry, hath its name from one Henry Middleton in Clerkhill, who in the said Earle George his time, was instrumental under the said Earle to have this erected from an open shore to a secure harbour, and it hath been, by the care and pains of the late Earle William and this present Earle George, brought to what it is now, to receive all from North East and South to their great advantage and Security both in Storm and Calm." page 360. "When the number of feuars amounted to thirty persons, they were obliged to build a Tolbooth or pay 200 merks to the Earl for building it. They were further obliged to erect a bulwark in the mouth of the haven called Port Henry (now the north harbour) "for easement of their Seafaring vessels and shall accomplish the same half a year after the said Earl hath received grossums of twenty tenants" Vide Buchan's Annals of Peterhead page 11. |
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