Buchan Ness

Buchan Ness is a bridged island that is connected to the village of on mainland Scotland by a road running over a short causeway. In 2022 the census recorded a permanent population on the island of a single individual.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Buchan Ness Lighthouse and Brethren Meeting House.

Lighthouse
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lighthouse in Boddam, . Scotland. The area around the headland of Buchan Ness was for many centuries the point from which trading and whaling voyages departed across open ocean, bound for , and amongst other destinations.

Church
Photo: Seasider53, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Category C listed building at 26 Gordon Street in , , Scotland. It was formerly a late-Victorian-era Wesleyan church. A bellcote adorns the gable, without a bell but with a "spiky" finial in place.

Power station
Photo: PortHenry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multi-unit station owned and operated by SSE plc, with a capacity of 2,177 MW. It is located near and the A90, just south of , in , in the northeast of Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boddam and Clerkhill.

Village
Photo: Alan Jamieson, CC BY 2.0.
is a coastal village in Aberdeenshire, . It is 29 miles north of and 3 miles south of . The settlement of Stirling Village lies immediately to the west.

Suburb
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Buchan Ness.

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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.

Buchan Ness

Latitude
57.47049° or 57° 28′ 14″ north
Longitude
-1.77376° or 1° 46′ 26″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9C9WF6CG+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2141139642
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2654425
Wiki­data ID
Q24654461
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Satellite Map

Discover Buchan Ness from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Buchan Ness” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Buchan Ness”
  • Czech: “Buchan”
  • Swedish: “Buchan Ness”

Localities in the Area

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