Wine Tower
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: hill castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Fraserburgh Wine Tower”, “Kinnaird Castle Wine tower”, and “Winetower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinnaird Head Lighthouse and Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
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.
New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Luca Sironi, CC BY 3.0.
New Kinnaird Head Lighthouse is situated 380 feet northwest of Wine Tower.
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.
Wine Tower
- Categories: hill castle, tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.69741° or 57° 41′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.00268° or 2° 0′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C9VMXWW+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1300552107OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q17570440
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In Other Languages
“Wine Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Wine Tower”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lighthouse Grounds and Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
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