Two parallel stone piers—one eighteenth-century and one designed by Joseph Mitchell in 1830—frame Findhorn’s historic harbour.
Quick facts
- Date
- Mid to later 18th century and 1830
- Architect / designer
- Joseph Mitchell for the south pier
- Type
- Parallel dressed-rubble harbour piers and breastwork
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB8667)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 03862 64399
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
Large dressed-rubble blocks form both piers, each carrying squat cast-iron bollards. A sloping squared-rubble breastwork joins them at the shore and makes their different building campaigns read as one harbour composition.
Its story
The older pier served Findhorn’s late eighteenth-century port but was judged too limited. Joseph Mitchell designed the southern pier in 1830, linking it to the earlier work with a breastwork.
Why it is included
Category B listing protects the principal engineering structures of a port that once served the Forres district and wider North Sea trade.
What to notice
- The parallel alignment of old and newer piers.
- Squat cast-iron bollards.
- The sloping breastwork at the shore.
Reading the surroundings
The harbour is exposed and may be operational. Obey signs, avoid machinery and vessels, and keep away from wet or unprotected edges.
Timeline
- Mid to later 18th century The first substantial stone pier served the growing port.
- 1830 Joseph Mitchell added the south pier and connecting breastwork.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
No current engineering-condition assessment was reviewed.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Findhorn Harbour Piers, LB8667 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB8667 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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