The Harbour at Cove
Just down the coast from Dunbar and Torness Point is the little harbour of Cove, a beautiful little fishing port almost carved out of the rocky shoreline.
A beautiful spring like day in East Lothian had us heading down the coast to Cove for our first exploration of this part of the world. I decided to only bring the Fujifilm X100 for this first visit with a view of returning should we feel the need to with the Nikon and X-Pro1.
The harbour is still in use but like all the fishing ports on this coast it is a shadow of its former self.
History of Cove (words courtesy of BBC Scotland Website)
Since the 17th Century the naturally sheltered shore has been used by fishermen, as well as for exporting local coal. During the 18th Century various efforts were made to improve the harbour. This included the creation of a tunnel through the headland down to the shore. This tunnel still provides access to the beach.
The present day harbour was constructed in 1831. This involved the building of a breakwater on the eastern side of the bay. These improvements meant that Cove could support a larger fleet. At its peak, around 100 boats fished out of Cove in the herring season. Cove was badly hit in the Great Storm of 1881, with the loss of four boats and 11 of its 21 fishermen (more on the disaster in tomorrow's blog).
Cove Harbour is now used by a few small fishing boats that catch crabs and lobsters. All of the buildings associated with the harbour are listed and the harbour is owned by Cove Harbour Conservation Ltd.
For more information on Cove visit the BBC Scotland website HERE or the official Cove Harbour website HERE
all images taken on a Fujifilm Finepix X100 and 23mm f2 or 19mm f2 (WCL-X100 fitted)
A beautiful spring like day in East Lothian had us heading down the coast to Cove for our first exploration of this part of the world. I decided to only bring the Fujifilm X100 for this first visit with a view of returning should we feel the need to with the Nikon and X-Pro1.
The harbour is still in use but like all the fishing ports on this coast it is a shadow of its former self.
History of Cove (words courtesy of BBC Scotland Website)
Since the 17th Century the naturally sheltered shore has been used by fishermen, as well as for exporting local coal. During the 18th Century various efforts were made to improve the harbour. This included the creation of a tunnel through the headland down to the shore. This tunnel still provides access to the beach.
The present day harbour was constructed in 1831. This involved the building of a breakwater on the eastern side of the bay. These improvements meant that Cove could support a larger fleet. At its peak, around 100 boats fished out of Cove in the herring season. Cove was badly hit in the Great Storm of 1881, with the loss of four boats and 11 of its 21 fishermen (more on the disaster in tomorrow's blog).
Cove Harbour is now used by a few small fishing boats that catch crabs and lobsters. All of the buildings associated with the harbour are listed and the harbour is owned by Cove Harbour Conservation Ltd.
For more information on Cove visit the BBC Scotland website HERE or the official Cove Harbour website HERE
Please note that while the images on this page are the property of MacLean Photographic they are not for commercial purposes and only for illustrating this blog post. All commercial, film and photographic rights of any kind are reserved by Cove Harbour Conservation Ltd.
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