Shipping fencing material to the islands

Date Added: 30 December 2010 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1975 Picture No: 781

Photograph courtesy of Sandy Tough, Huntly.

Motor vessel Shetland Trader leaving Buckie harbour loaded with posts and wooden fencing material from Riddochs sawmills circa 1975. Riddochs carried on a regular trade with the northern and western islands and delivered many such cargoes over the years.

Groups: Northeast Scotland , Ships, boats and sea transport

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I remember when I worked for Riddochs in the early 1960s, getting up at the "crack of dawn" to travel from the Huntly area to Buckie to load up a Danish Freighter for Shetland.
It was several days work. Comment left on 06 July 2011 at 11:15 by Jimmy Thain

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