Peterhead Bay

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 in the Presbytery of , , , and is near the most easternmost point in mainland .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include HM Prison Peterhead and Peterhead Town House.

Museum
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HMP Peterhead was a prison in in , Scotland, operating from 1888 to 2013. Since June 2016, the former grounds operate as the Peterhead Prison Museum.

Town hall
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is a municipal structure in Broad Street, , , Scotland. The building, which was the headquarters of Peterhead Burgh Council, is Category B listed.

Hospital
is located in , a coastal town approximately 32 miles north of , Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peterhead and Clerkhill.

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is a port in 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.

Suburb
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is an area of the town of in north east . Surrounded by the areas of Meethill, Dales Park and Coplandhill, it is one of the bigger areas of the town.

Suburb
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is a residential area of coastal , Scotland, located between and . Laid out by 1771, now the oldest part of the town, it was established after Peterhead's fishermen settled there due to its position on the northeastern shoulder of the town's peninsula, 0.75 miles north of today's town centre.

Peterhead Bay

Latitude
57.4982° or 57° 29′ 54″ north
Longitude
-1.78337° or 1° 47′ 0″ west
Open location code
9C9WF6X8+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10643561020
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2640350
Wiki­data ID
Q24639073
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Satellite Map

Discover Peterhead Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Peterhead Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Peterhead Bay”
  • Swedish: “Peterhead Bay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Princess Royal Jetty and Smith Quay.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Albert Quay and Peterhead South.

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