Old Photograph Women Walking On Long Pier Harbour St Andrews Fife Scotland

Old photograph of women walking down the long pier at the harbour in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. A fishing harbour is mentioned as early as 1222, and another medieval record dates from 1363; no doubt the estuary here has been used as a natural shelter since the earliest days of navigation. The long pier, was rebuilt in 1656 with stone largely taken from the Castle, and underwent further repairs in 1722. In 1788 half of what was probably a newly built extension of the pier fell down and had to be restored, in 1816 the harbour as a whole was in ruins. The length of the pier also seems to have varied from period to period.





All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs.