Pulteneytown
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Pulteneytown is a historic planned fishing settlement in Wick, Caithness, known for its 19th-century harbor and grid-pattern streets built to support the herring industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pulteneytown canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fishing village
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ planned settlement ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| developedFor |
fishing industry
ⓘ
harbor operations ⓘ herring industry ⓘ |
| governedBy | Highland Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuiltEnvironmentType | early industrial planned townscape ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
19th-century harbor
ⓘ
harbor-oriented design ⓘ industrial maritime character ⓘ planned street layout ⓘ stone-built houses ⓘ terraced housing ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of planned fishing settlement
ⓘ
maritime heritage site ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial fishing hub
ⓘ
industrial harbor quarter ⓘ residential area for fishermen ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Wick Harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fish curing yards ⓘ harbor quays ⓘ harbor warehouses ⓘ workers’ housing ⓘ |
| hasUrbanForm | grid plan ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
conservation area
ⓘ
designated historic area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caithness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wick NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater |
North Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wick Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caithness fishing region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
town of Wick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
fish processing
ⓘ
herring fishing ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | herring boom ⓘ |
| streetPattern |
orthogonal streets
ⓘ
rectilinear grid ⓘ |
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