Old Photograph Newburgh Aberdeenshire Scotland

Old photograph of Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Newburgh is on the Ythan Estuary and near the Sands of Forvie. During the nineteenth century, Newburgh was a main sea port for the nearby town of Ellon. A number of clipper ships sailed to destinations all over the globe to deliver tea and other cargoes and coal barges sailed up the east coast to offload at the quayside. Several of the wealthier clipper sea captains built houses in the village and named them after their most frequent ports of call. Hence several imposing properties exist in the village such as Shanghai house, Santa Cruz and Sydney house.



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