Buckie in days gone by: Drifters bring back the memories at Cluny Harbour
Cluny Harbour shines in the spotlight as we take our weekly voyage into times gone by in the local area..
Buckie in days gone by will look back at pictures of the town - and surrounding areas - and shine a light on some of the biggest events to have happened in our community.
Taken from the archives of the Buckie and District Fishing Heritage Centre Ltd, the pictures show the town and its surrounding areas - in some cases more than 100 years ago.
This week’s photos take a look at a postcard depicting drifters sitting at their moorings at Buckie, while the other shows a view of the port looking towards Low Street.
Drifters were fishing boast designed to catch herring in long drift nets. They were a common sight at Buckie and many other harbours.
As the mid-1960s dawned catches for thee drifters began to tail off with some of the boats being repurposed to serve the then nascent North Sea oil industry.
Do you recognise any of the people captured in these photos or can you shed light on the events shown? Get in touch and let us know at mail@banffshireadvertiser.co.uk
Also, if you have any old photos from Buckie or the surrounding area dating up to 2000 which you'd like to share, send them to the above email address.
