Old Photograph Harbour Scrabster Caithness Scotland

Old photograph of the harbour in Scrabster, Caithness, Scotland. Scrabster Harbour was constructed in 1841 to provide deep water anchorage to seafarers and quickly became a key gateway to locations such as Orkney, Shetland, the Faroe Islands and also Scandinavia. It is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry. During the Second World War, Scrabster harbour was the base for a ferry operation started to carry military explosives to Scapa Flow. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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