New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse
New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse is situated nearby to the park Lighthouse Grounds, as well as near Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.Photo: Luca Sironi, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: active lighthouse located on Kinnaird Head, in Fraserburgh, Scotland
- Also known as: “Kinnaird Head Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Scottish Lighthouses and Kinnaird Head Lighthouse.
Museum of Scottish Lighthouses
Museum
Photo: Luca Sironi, CC BY 3.0.
There are two lighthouses located on Kinnaird Head, in Fraserburgh, Scotland: a historical one built in a converted castle; and its modern replacement, built in 1991.
Wine Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Wine Tower is situated 380 feet southeast of New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinnaird Head and Fraserburgh.
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.
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.
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.
New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.69792° or 57° 41′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.00439° or 2° 0′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C9VMXXW+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 5331153430OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q31317078
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In Other Languages
“New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- German: “Kinnaird Head Lighthouse”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lighthouse Grounds and Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
Nearby Places
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