Museums · Scottish Highlands
HM Prison Peterhead
HM Prison Peterhead — former prison in Scotland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
HM Prison Peterhead is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1888. Managed by Scottish Prison Service. Wikidata describes it as: "former prison in Scotland". Coordinates: 57.4900°, -1.7872°.
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From the Wikipedia article
HMP Peterhead was a prison in Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, operating from 1888 to 2013. Since June 2016, the former grounds operate as the Peterhead Prison Museum.
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Background
History
Peterhead Convict Prison was built around 1888. It was designed to hold 208 prisoners and to be Scotland's only convict prison, i.e. for prisoners sentenced to 'hard labour'. Occupancy averaged at around 350 however, until peaking at 455 in 1911. It closed in 2013, to be replaced by the new HMP Grampian, the first prison in Scotland to jointly house youths, men and women. The first inmates transferred on to site on 2 March 2014 having been temporarily housed at other sites and connected to family with virtual visits by videolink. Until the opening of Peterhead Convict Prison, Scots convicts were transported to England to serve their sentences. The first convicts were received in August…
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- Coordinates
- 57.4900, -1.7872
- District
- Aberdeenshire
- Postcode
- AB42 2YY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
- Established
- 1888
- Official site
- peterheadprisonmuseum.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5635245 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HM Prison Peterhead (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Peterhead Prison 04.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HM Prison Peterhead?
- HM Prison Peterhead is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB42 2YY).
- When was HM Prison Peterhead built?
- Built or established in 1888.
- Who runs HM Prison Peterhead?
- HM Prison Peterhead is operated by Scottish Prison Service.
- How do I get to HM Prison Peterhead?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AB42 2YY. It sits within the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East parliamentary constituency.