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Latitude: 58.9852 / 58°59'6"N
Longitude: -2.9598 / 2°57'35"W
OS Eastings: 344933
OS Northings: 1011289
OS Grid: HY449112
Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.JWB
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.HFS7
Plus Code: 9CCVX2PR+33
Entry Name: Kirkwall Harbour, Harbour Street, Kirkwall
Listing Name: Kirkwall Harbour
Listing Date: 15 March 1999
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 393112
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46001
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Kirkwall, Harbour Street, Kirkwall Harbour
ID on this website: 200393112
Location: Kirkwall
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Kirkwall
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir
Tagged with: Harbour
Harbour comprising 2 piers, shorter, hook-ended pier to west, long angled pier to east, forming a basin. Original, stone EAST PIER, George Burn, 1811, extended 1830, re-built in stone, T S Peace, 1880-1885; WEST PIER, James Allan, circa 1813, replaced with iron pier, Robert Davison, 1865-7, re-built in stone, John Millar, circa 1875. Tapered, circular cast-iron light tower, T S Peace, with glazed pentagonal light with pagoda roof, originally sited to seaward end of west pier, recently re-located; single storey harbour office to S end, dated 1871.
Before 1811, passengers and goods arriving in Kirkwall harbour had to be decanted into small boats and ferried on to the 'ayre'. The advent of the east pier began an extensive building programme which culminated in the late 19th century. By 1991, the pier was again extended to see it into the 21st century.
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