          
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
ever change. Harbour dues are payable.
The harbour
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Moored boat
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Full tide
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Male and
female mallard on the harbour wall - image 1197
The harbour
at full tide - image 1303
Discussing the
catch
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Local lobster
fisherman Robbie Bonner preparing for sea
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Mallard and
boat
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Boats at their
moorings
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