The Maggie Law Lifeboat Museum

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Title

The Maggie Law Lifeboat Museum

Description

The Maggie Law was a shallow draught surfboat capable of assisting vessels having difficulty entering Gourdon harbour. It was built by subscription from local fishermen in 1890. Over 40 years service it saved the lives?of 36 fishermen.

The Maggie Law supplemented the RNLI Lifeboats which were based at Gourdon from 1878 until 1969, when it was decided coverage could be maintained by the lifeboats at Aberdeen and Montrose.?

Source

aberdeenshire

Type

Museum

Identifier

331

Spatial Coverage

current,56.82644,-2.288589;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

William Street

Place

Gourdon

IsNewThisYear

Yes

OpeningDate1

17/9/2011

OpeningTime1

1400 - 1600

Activities

The small museum houses the Maggie Law together with artefacts, archives and photographs of life in Gourdon and the fishing industry.

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

11993

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

DD10 0LW

Citation

“The Maggie Law Lifeboat Museum,” Digital Open Doors, accessed January 31, 2025, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/330.

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