Peterhead North
Peterhead North is a lighthouse in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Peterhead North is situated nearby to the lighthouse Peterhead South, as well as near the pier Albert Quay.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peterhead Town House and HM Prison Peterhead.
Peterhead Town House
Town hall
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Peterhead Town House is a municipal structure in Broad Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The building, which was the headquarters of Peterhead Burgh Council, is Category B listed. Peterhead Town House is situated 3,000 feet north of Peterhead North.
HM Prison Peterhead
Museum
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HMP Peterhead was a prison in Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, operating from 1888 to 2013. Since June 2016, the former grounds operate as the Peterhead Prison Museum. HM Prison Peterhead is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Peterhead North.
HM Prison Grampian
Prison
HMP & YOI Grampian is a high security prison in Peterhead, Scotland. It is the only such facility in the northeast of the country, having replaced the former HMPs in Aberdeen and Peterhead in 2014. HM Prison Grampian is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Peterhead North.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peterhead and Roanheads.
Peterhead
Peterhead is a port in Aberdeenshire 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.
Roanheads
Suburb
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roanheads is a residential area of coastal Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located between Peterhead and Buchanhaven. Laid out by 1771, now the oldest part of the town, it was established after Peterhead's fishermen settled there due to its position on the northeastern shoulder of the town's peninsula, 0.75 miles north of today's town centre.
Clerkhill
Suburb
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clerkhill is an area of the town of Peterhead in north east Scotland. Surrounded by the areas of Meethill, Dales Park and Coplandhill, it is one of the bigger areas of the town.
Peterhead North
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.49715° or 57° 29′ 50″ northLongitude
-1.77263° or 1° 46′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C9WF6WG+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 898145460OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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