The harbour was built in the years from 1818, and extended in 1823 and again in 1892. As you look around Helmsdale's harbour today, try to imagine it as home port for the 200 or more herring boats that once operated from here.

The harbour is still a focus for the life of Helmsdale. There are still fishing vessels based here and visitors will still get the sense of a working harbour of a sort increasingly rare in these days of commercial tourism.

Today, the Harbour is a prominent feature of Helmsdale village and there are a number of fishing vessels based there which gives it a sense of a working harbour.