Arbuthnot Museum
Arbuthnot Museum is a museum and former library in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A Category C listed structure, it stands on St Peter Street at its junction with Queen Street.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Parish Church, Peterhead and Peterhead Town House.
Old Parish Church, Peterhead
Church
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Old Parish Church is a Category A listed building located on Maiden Street in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Local brothers Robert and John Mitchell built the church between 1804 and 1806, to a design by Alexander Laing, of Edinburgh. Old Parish Church, Peterhead is situated 780 feet south of Arbuthnot Museum.
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 1,100 feet southeast of Arbuthnot Museum.
Balmoor Stadium
Stadium
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Balmoor is an association football ground in the Scottish town of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. It is home to Peterhead. The stadium has a capacity of 3,150 spectators, of which 1,000 can be seated. Balmoor Stadium is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Arbuthnot Museum.
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
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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.
Buchanhaven
Suburb
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Buchanhaven is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to around 1739. It is one mile north of Peterhead town centre, and near to the mouth of the River Ugie.
Arbuthnot Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: local museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.50701° or 57° 30′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.78166° or 1° 46′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C9WG649+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 422195595OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q41629263
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In Other Languages
“Arbuthnot Museum” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “Arbuthnot Museum”
- Slovenian: “Muzej Arbuthnot”
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Highlights include Peterhead Methodist Church and Trinity Parish Church.
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