Macduff, Aberdeenshire

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
Aug 1955
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'Macduff. Harbour & boat building yard@ Doune Church Hill'. View of the hull of a fishing boat sitting on the slipway of the boatyard. The hull has been painted, but the deckhouse is still to be fitted. Two men are looking at her from the road.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Munn Photographic Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Aug 1955
Subject place
Macduff/Aberdeenshire
Subject notes
Macduff is an important fishing port with a large harbour dating from 1760 and sits across Banff Bay from Banff, another important port, from which it is separated by the River Deveron. The fishing industry supported a large number of ancillary jobs both in fish processing and transport, and in boat building, boat repair, marine engineering and marine supplies.
Accession number
P39801

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