Tales of Old Torry

Torry existed long before it was made a royal burgh in 1495, once the domain of a Pictish chief who may have had his castle on the Balnagask Motte. Best known as a fishing community which was swept away in 1971 with the coming of oil, but the Victorian Lower Torry village had already been destroyed in the 1860s following the diversion of the River Dee to suit merchant shipping in Aberdeen Harbour. Torry has many stories that are long forgotten, now brought to life again as we walk the sites.Including:Site of the lost villages
The Leading Lights
Fisher Hooses of Baxter Street and Wood Street
Balnagask Motte
St Fitticks Kirk
Abbey Road School
Development of Victoria Street
The "Torryers" Torry Cinema
The Birth of the Rowie
Victoria Bridge & the Dee Ferry DisasterJoin us outside the old Torry Bar at the corner of Baxter St and Sincliar Rd; hilly streets, may not be suitable for those with poor mobility
Suitable content for all
Ends at Victoria Bridge