Fraserburgh

Fraserburgh 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.
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  • Type: Town with 12,900 residents
  • Description: town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “A‘ Bhruaich”, “Baile nam Frisealach”, “Frazerburgh”, and “The Broch or Faithlie”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wine Tower and Bellslea Park.

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Kinnaird Head is a headland projecting into the , within the town of Fraserburgh, , 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.

Stadium
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is a football ground in Fraserburgh in north-east Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Fraserburgh. It is located on Seaforth Street in the centre of the town and has a capacity of 3,000 with 480 seated.

Museum
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There are two lighthouses located on , in Fraserburgh, : a historical one built in a converted castle; and its modern replacement, built in 1991.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandhaven and Kinnaird Head.

Village
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is a small fishing village in , Scotland, which lies between to the west and Fraserburgh to the east. It is joined to the even smaller village of Pittullie to the west. is situated 2 miles west of Fraserburgh.

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

Village
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The villages of lie some 4 miles east of Fraserburgh, in North East Scotland. It formerly consisted of the three fishing villages of Brandesburgh, Cairnbulg and Inverallochy, but the former village has since disappeared… is situated 3 miles southeast of Fraserburgh.

Fraserburgh

Latitude
57.6936° or 57° 41′ 37″ north
Longitude
-2.0052° or 2° 0′ 19″ west
Population
12,900
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
United Nations Location Code
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Open location code
9C9VMXVV+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31816163
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
2649089
Wiki­data ID
Q138873
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Fraserburgh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فريزربرغ”
  • Asturian: “Fraserburgh”
  • Basque: “Fraserburgh”
  • Bengali: “ফ্রাসেরবার্গ”
  • Breton: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • Breton: “Baile nam Frisealach”
  • Bulgarian: “Фрасербургх”
  • Catalan: “Fraserburgh”
  • Cebuano: “Fraserburgh”
  • Chinese: “弗雷泽堡”
  • Chinese: “菲沙布格”
  • Cornish: “Baile nam Frisealach”
  • Dutch: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • Dutch: “Fraserburgh”
  • Dutch: “The Broch or Faithlie”
  • Esperanto: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • Esperanto: “Fraserburgh”
  • Esperanto: “The Broch or Faithlie”
  • Faroese: “Fraserburgh”
  • French: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • French: “Fraserburgh”
  • French: “The Broch or Faithlie”
  • Galician: “Baile nam Frisealach”
  • Galician: “Fraserburgh”
  • German: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • German: “Fraserburgh”
  • German: “The Broch or Faithlie”
  • Gujarati: “ફ્રેઝરબર્ગ”
  • Hebrew: “פרייזרבורג”
  • Hungarian: “Fraserburgh”
  • Irish: “A Bhruaich”
  • Irish: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • Irish: “Baile nam Frisealach”
  • Italian: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • Italian: “Fraserburgh”
  • Italian: “The Broch or Faithlie”
  • Japanese: “フレーザーバラ”
  • Japanese: “フレーザーボロー”
  • Japanese: “フレイザーバラ”
  • Kannada: “ಫ್ರಾಸರ್ಬರ್ಗ್”
  • Korean: “프래서버그”
  • Lithuanian: “Freizerbergas”
  • Lithuanian: “Freizerburgas”
  • Manx: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • Manx: “Baile nam Frisealach”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fraserburgh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fraserburgh”
  • Norwegian: “Fraserburgh”
  • Persian: “فریزربرگ”
  • Polish: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • Polish: “Fraserburgh”
  • Polish: “The Broch or Faithlie”
  • Portuguese: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • Portuguese: “Fraserburgh”
  • Portuguese: “The Broch or Faithlie”
  • Russian: “Фрейзербург”
  • Russian: “Фрейсербург”
  • Scots: “Faithlie”
  • Scots: “Fraserburgh”
  • Scots: “The Broch”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile nam Frisealach”
  • Spanish: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • Spanish: “Fraserburgh”
  • Spanish: “The Broch or Faithlie”
  • Swedish: “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • Swedish: “Fraserburgh”
  • Swedish: “The Broch or Faithlie”
  • Tamil: “பிரசெர்புர்க்ஹ்”
  • Telugu: “ఫ్రాసేర్ బర్గ్”
  • Ukrainian: “Фрейзербург”
  • Urdu: “فریزر بروو”
  • Welsh: “Baile nam Frisealach”
  • Welsh: “Fraserburgh”
  • “A‘ Bhruaich”
  • “Baile nam Frisealach”
  • “Fraserburgh”
  • “Fraserburgh - Baile nam Frisealach”

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