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Brora harbour is a fascinating part of the village, rich in history that even includes supplying salt for the herring fleets of past centuries.

The salt pans were fired by local coal, and in 1818 as much as 400 tons of salt was produced and shipped from the harbour. The salt pans were connected to the river mouth by a railway along what is still called Salt Street in Lower Brora.

Modernisation of the harbour began in the early nineteenth century with the construction of piers, warehouses, curing yards, and an ice house. It was during this period of modernisation that Brora grew to became recognisable as the village it is today.

The harbour is now used mainly for lobster fishing, sea angling, and pleasure. Sea angling remains a strong local attraction with cod, haddock, mackerel, pollock, and many other species within easy sailing.

As the harbour is dry at low tide it was never able to compete with other harbours and ports around the Moray Firth. Unless a deep water harbour is constructed at some point in the future, this is unlikely to change. Perhaps one day Brora harbour will be further modernised, being dredged and the piers extended and wrapped around the island.