Fraserburgh Breakwater Light
Fraserburgh Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Fraserburgh Breakwater Light is situated nearby to Burnett Pier, as well as near West Pier.Photo: pamela, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Balaclava Lighthouse”, “Fraserburgh Breakwater”, and “Fraserburgh Breakwater Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bellslea Park and Wine Tower.
Bellslea Park
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bellslea Park 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. Bellslea Park is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Fraserburgh Breakwater Light.
Wine Tower
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Kinnaird Head is a headland projecting into the North Sea, within the town of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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. Wine Tower is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Fraserburgh Breakwater Light.
Kinnaird Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kinnaird Head Lighthouse is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Fraserburgh Breakwater Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fraserburgh and Kinnaird Head.
Fraserburgh
Photo: marsupium photography, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fraserburgh is a fishing port in Aberdeenshire, 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.
Kinnaird Head
Locality
Photo: Watty62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kinnaird Head is a headland projecting into the North Sea, within the town of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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.
Broadsea
Suburb
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broadsea is a community situated in Aberdeenshire in the north east of Scotland. It is a long-standing fishing community at the north edge of Fraserburgh.
Fraserburgh Breakwater Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.69185° or 57° 41′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.99508° or 1° 59′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C9WM2R3+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1148927176OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28465882
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Fraserburgh Breakwater Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Balaclava”
- French: “Phare de Balaclava”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burnett Pier and West Pier.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Fishmarket and Balaclava Harbour.
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