Coast & harbours
Lerwick Port Authority
Lerwick, Shetland Islands · Lerwick Harbour
£78 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest quay and harbour wall berths in Scotland
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Alongside a harbour wall or quay.
14 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £843 a year for a 10m boat (£78–£7,450 across 14 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 14 sites: 2 on canals, 1 on an estuary and 11 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Burghead Harbour.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £78 a year (Lerwick Port Authority) to £7,450 a year (Viewforth Quay); the middle of 14 is £843 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 26.8m (88ft) at Ardrishaig Basin Dummy Lock.
- Of the 14, 4 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 1 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 14 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (2), Moray Council (4) and Scottish Canals (2).
Coast & harbours
Eyemouth Harbour
Eyemouth, Scottish Borders · Eyemouth Harbour
£103 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fisherrow Harbour
Musselburgh, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£400 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berneray Harbour
Berneray, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Sound of Harris
£413 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Kallin Harbour
Grimsay, Isle of North Uist, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Kallin Harbour
£413 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Broad Haven (Dunbar Harbour)
Dunbar, East Lothian · North Sea, Dunbar Harbour
£580 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Girvan Harbour
Girvan, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£807 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portpatrick Harbour
Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway · Irish Sea, Portpatrick
£880 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Buckie Harbour
Buckie, Moray · Moray Firth
£893 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Burghead Harbour
Burghead, Moray · Moray Firth
£893 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Hopeman Harbour
Hopeman, Moray · Moray Firth
£717 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portknockie Harbour
Portknockie, Moray · Moray Firth
£717 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Ardrishaig Basin Dummy Lock
Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal
£4,513 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Viewforth Quay
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal
£7,450 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick Port Authority | Lerwick, Lerwick Harbour | £78 | £7.77 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Eyemouth Harbour | Eyemouth, Eyemouth Harbour | £103 | £10.32 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Fisherrow Harbour | Musselburgh, Firth of Forth | £400 | £40 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Berneray Harbour | Berneray, Sound of Harris | £413 | £41.30 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Kallin Harbour | Grimsay, Isle of North Uist, Kallin Harbour | £413 | £41.30 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Broad Haven (Dunbar Harbour) | Dunbar, North Sea, Dunbar Harbour | £580 | £58 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Girvan Harbour | Girvan, Firth of Clyde | £807 | £80.65 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Portpatrick Harbour | Portpatrick, Irish Sea, Portpatrick | £880 | £88 | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Buckie Harbour | Buckie, Moray Firth | £893 | £89.30 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Burghead Harbour | Burghead, Moray Firth | £893 | £89.30 | quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Hopeman Harbour | Hopeman, Moray Firth | £893 | £89.30 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Portknockie Harbour | Portknockie, Moray Firth | £893 | £89.30 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Ardrishaig Basin Dummy Lock | Ardrishaig, Crinan Canal | £2,598 | £259.83 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Viewforth Quay | Edinburgh, Union Canal | £7,450 | £745 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does a mooring for a 10m boat cost in Scotland?
Across the 14 cheapest quay and harbour wall berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £78 a year at Lerwick Port Authority to £7,450 a year at Viewforth Quay. The middle figure is £843 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest quay and harbour wall berths in Scotland?
For a 10m boat, Lerwick Port Authority is cheapest at £78 a year.
Which cheapest quay and harbour wall berths in Scotland have space now?
None of the 14 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
Can you live aboard at cheapest quay and harbour wall berths in Scotland?
2 of the 14 say you can: Girvan Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement) and Viewforth Quay (liveaboards allowed). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 2 need a Scottish Canals licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest quay and harbour wall berths in Scotland, by county
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