New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse

New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse in , , . New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse is situated nearby to the park , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Scottish Lighthouses and Kinnaird Head Lighthouse.

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

Lighthouse
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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 380 feet southeast of New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinnaird Head and Fraserburgh.

Locality
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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 Lighthouse, the first lighthouse in Scotland to be lit by the Commissioners of Northern Lights.

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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.

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 .

New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse

Latitude
57.69792° or 57° 41′ 53″ north
Longitude
-2.00439° or 2° 0′ 16″ west
Open location code
9C9VMXXW+56
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5331153430
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q31317078
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lighthouse Grounds and Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.

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