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HM Prison Peterhead

HMP Peterhead was a prison in in , Scotland, operating from 1888 to 2013. Since June 2016, the former grounds operate as the Peterhead Prison Museum.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: former prison in Scotland
  • Also known as: “Peterhead Prison” and “Peterhead Prison Museum”
  • Address: South Road, AB42 2ZX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HM Prison Grampian and Reform Tower.

Prison
HMP & YOI Grampian is a high security prison in , Scotland. It is the only such facility in the northeast of the country, having replaced the former HMPs in Aberdeen and Peterhead in 2014. is situated 850 feet southeast of HM Prison Peterhead.

Tower
Photo: Michael Riddle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an historic structure in Meethill, an area to the southwest of the Scottish town of , . Dating to 1832, it is now a Category B listed building. is situated 1,500 feet west of HM Prison Peterhead.

Hospital
is located in , a coastal town approximately 32 miles north of , Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian. is situated 4,000 feet north of HM Prison Peterhead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clerkhill and Peterhead.

Suburb
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of the town of in north east . Surrounded by the areas of Meethill, Dales Park and Coplandhill, it is one of the bigger areas of the town.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a port in 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.

Suburb
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a residential area of coastal , Scotland, located between and . 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.

HM Prison Peterhead

Latitude
57.49157° or 57° 29′ 30″ north
Longitude
-1.79152° or 1° 47′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C9WF6R5+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 117810520
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q5635245
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In Other Languages

From Hebrew to Scots—“HM Prison Peterhead” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “בית הסוהר פיטרהד”
  • Japanese: “ピーターヘッド刑務所”
  • Scots: “Peterhead prison”
  • Scots: “Peterheid preeson”
  • Scots: “Peterheid prison”

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Highlights include Peterhead Bay Marina and Brickwork Beach.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “HM Prison Peterhead”. Photo: Sagaciousphil, CC BY-SA 3.0.