Mountains & hills · Scottish Highlands
Peterhead Bay
Peterhead Bay — bay in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Peterhead Bay is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Part of North Sea. Wikidata describes it as: "bay in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 57.5000°, -1.7833°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Peterhead Bay is a large remote industrial tidal 120° facing coastal embayment, located next to the planned community, commercial fishing and ship building town of Peterhead in the Presbytery of Deer, Buchan, Aberdeenshire, and is near the most easternmost point in mainland Scotland. The bay lies to the south of the town, forming a large natural harbour. It was enclosed by breakwaters, to turn the natural harbour into a marina and port, that is now owned by the Port of Peterhead. It was here, on 25 December 1715, that the old pretender, James Francis Edward Stuart, landed and resided at a house at the south end of Longate, owned by Mr James, and being visited by his friends, including George Keith, the Earl Marischal.
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Background
History
In 1593, the construction of Peterhead's first harbour, Port Henry basin, began in the bay. Keith Inch was formerly an island, originally separated from the mainland; it contained the Abbey of Deer. At streamtide, water ran from the north harbour to the south. It carried a fishing village before Peterhead existed. A large amount of soil and rubble was applied to connect the island to the mainland in 1739. A castle stood on the south side of Keith Inch, built in the 16th century by George Earl Marischal. A small fort and guardhouse were also built, and contained 7 brass cannon, which were retrieved from the vessel St Michael of the Spanish Armada which foundered and wrecked on the coast,…
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- Coordinates
- 57.5000, -1.7833
- District
- Aberdeenshire
- Postcode
- AB42 1DX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Sources
- wikidata: Q24639073 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Peterhead Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Peterhead Bay - geograph.org.uk - 176876.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Peterhead Bay?
- Peterhead Bay is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB42 1DX).
- Is Peterhead Bay free to visit?
- Yes, Peterhead Bay is free to enter.
- How do I get to Peterhead Bay?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AB42 1DX. It sits within the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East parliamentary constituency.