COVE, a village, in the parish of Nigg, county of
Kincardine, 5 miles (S. S. E.) from Aberdeen; containing
421 inhabitants. This place, which is situated
on the shore of the German Ocean, derives its name from
one of those numerous small bays or coves with which
the coast is here indented; and is inhabited by persons
employed in the fisheries. The fish taken are chiefly
salmon, white-fish of various kinds, and lobsters, crabs,
and other shell-fish. The salmon are caught in bag-nets,
are packed in ice, and sent to the London market; and
during the season, nine boats, varying from ten to fourteen
tons' burthen, with crews of six men each, are engaged
in the herring-fishery off the north coast. The
cove, which forms a small natural harbour, affords sufficient
shelter for the boats belonging to the place. The
Aberdeen railway passes here. A school has been established
for the accommodation of this distant portion of
the parish; the master has a house and garden, with £7
from a bequest, in addition to fees averaging £15.