Crovie - Pennan coastal rural landscape, Banffshire. Grampian Region. XPL 3299-326
Crovie was established by families who had been moved off the land to make room for the landlords sheep. Here, they operated fishing boats for the landlord, and gradually acquired their own craft instead. The fishing industry declined in the twentieth century before ceasing altogether with the storm of 1953, which washed away a number of structures and forced the residents to flee. Since then most of the buildings have been turned into holiday lets. The first half of the twentieth century saw a gradual decline in Crovie's fishing fleet in the face of competition from the larger, more effective vessels that could operate from other ports. However, the end of Crovie's fishing industry came, finally and abruptly, on 31 January 1953. A storm that had been building since the previous night brought hurricane force winds and huge seas to the village. The path to Gardenstown was washed away (it has since been replaced), together with stretches of Crovie's sea defences and a number of houses and sheds. The village ceased to be viable almost immediately, and many residents simply moved round the bay to Gardenstown.
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Location: Crovie-Pennan, Banff-shire. Grampian Region. Scotland. United Kingdom.
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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