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Peterhead (listen ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Phàdraig, [3] Scots: Peterheid listen ⓘ) [4] is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the council area's largest settlement, with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census. [5]
Sep 8, 2024 · Peterhead is the most easterly town in Scotland. Founded in 1593, it developed as a port and functioned briefly as a fashionable 18th-century spa. By the early 19th century it had become the chief British whaling centre.
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Port Henry is an area of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Established in 1593, [1] north of Peterhead Bay, it is the oldest commercial area of the town (the adjacent Roanheads being residential). [2]
Found in the depths of the powerful Aberdeenshire coast, Peterhead is a name synonymous with seafood, thanks to its bustling fishing port. One of the region’s favourite attractions can be found in Peterhead, the former ‘HM Convict Prison’, now open to the public as Peterhead Prison Museum.
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.
Peterhead sits at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. Peterhead is often referred to as 'The Blue Toon' and people who were born there as Blue Tooners. More correctly they are called Bloomogganners, supposedly from the blue worsted stockings that the fishermen originally wore.
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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.
