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Peterhead sits at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. It is often referred to as The Blue Toun (locally spelled "The Bloo Toon") and its natives are known as Bloo Touners. They are also referred to as blue mogganers (locally spelled "bloomogganners"), supposedly from the blue worsted moggans or stockings that the fishermen originally wore.
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Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is...
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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.
Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's largest settlement, having a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census. [3] Peterhead sits at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland.
Peterhead is the most easterly town in Scotland, and owing to its prominent situation and its position as regards the great fishing industry of which it is the centre, it has been selected by Parliament for a national harbour of refuge. Granite is extensively quarried in the neighbourhood.
The Peterhead Prison Riot was a prison riot that occurred on 28 September 1987 at HMP Peterhead, in Peterhead. [1] Background. HMP Peterhead was a convict prison in Peterhead, Scotland operated from 1888 to 2013. [citation needed] . It was closed in favour of the neighbouring super prison HMP & YOI Grampian. [citation needed] .
Peterhead is a port in Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland, with a population of 19,060 in 2020. Its fishing industry collapsed in the 20th century and the town is run-down, but is near attractive coastal scenery.
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Peterhead - Ordnance Survey large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - National Library of Scotland. Peterhead (surveyed in 1868) View town plan of Peterhead. Introduction. Peterhead sits on a headland, and extends round a rocky bay, on the Buchan coast, thirty-two miles north-east of Aberdeen.
