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Sandhaven

Sandhaven is a small fishing village in , Scotland, which lies between to the west and to the east. It is joined to the even smaller village of Pitullie to the west.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pitsligo Castle and Fraserburgh Hospital.

Castle
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is a ruined castle half a mile east of , , . Modified in the 1570s by the Forbes of Druminnor, it was described by W. is situated 1½ miles west of Sandhaven.

Hospital
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is a community hospital in Lochpots Road, , Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian. is situated 2 miles east of Sandhaven.

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Kinnaird Head is a headland projecting into the , within the town of , , on the east coast of Scotland. The 16th-century Kinnaird Castle was converted in 1787 for use as the Kinnaird Head Lighthouse, the first lighthouse in Scotland to be lit by the Commissioners of Northern Lights. is situated 2½ miles east of Sandhaven.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broadsea and Rosehearty.

Suburb
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is a community situated in in the north east of . It is a long-standing fishing community at the north edge of . is situated 1½ miles east of Sandhaven.

Village
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is a settlement on the coast, four miles west of the town , in the historical county of in Scotland. The burgh has a population of approximately 1,300 with about 25 per cent of pensionable age. is situated 2 miles west of Sandhaven.

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is a fishing port in , with a population in 2020 of 13,000. In the 19th century it was a major port for herring, and shell-fishing is still an important local industry. It hosts the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.

Sandhaven

Latitude
57.69726° or 57° 41′ 50″ north
Longitude
-2.06365° or 2° 3′ 49″ west
Population
832
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
9C9VMWWP+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31816289
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2638587
Wiki­data ID
Q1009866
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Sandhaven” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sandhaven”
  • Bulgarian: “Сандхавен”
  • Cebuano: “Sandhaven”
  • Dutch: “Sandhaven”
  • French: “Sandhaven”
  • German: “Sandhaven”
  • Scots: “Sandhaven”
  • Spanish: “Sandhaven”
  • Swedish: “Sandhaven”
  • Welsh: “Sandhaven”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Sandhaven Post Office and Sandhaven Church.

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