Harbours & ports · Central Scotland
Fisherrow
Fisherrow — harbour and former fishing village at Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Musselburgh · 1.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Fisherrow is a harbour in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "harbour and former fishing village at Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.9463°, -3.0583°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Fisherrow is a harbour and former fishing village at Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, to the east of Portobello and Joppa, and west of the River Esk.
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Background
History
There has been fishing at Fisherrow and Musselburgh since Roman times, and the present 17th-century harbour is very close to the Roman harbour at the mouth of the River Esk that served the Inveresk Roman Fort on the high ground east of the Esk upriver. The Fisherrow fishermen used to fish for herring, and later for white fish, prawns and sprats. The harbour was home to a large fishing fleet. Fishing villages were close-knit communities, and there was a Fishwives' Choir, and golf tournaments took place between the fishwives of Musselburgh and Fisherrow. Fishermen and fishwives held a "Box Walk" each September which marked the end of the fishing season, and an opportunity to give presents of…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9463, -3.0583
- District
- East Lothian
- Postcode
- EH21 6JT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Nearest railway station
- Musselburgh — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5454932 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fisherrow (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Craning in.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fisherrow?
- Fisherrow is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.9463°, -3.0583°. The nearest railway station is Musselburgh, around 1.7 km away.