Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station
Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station is located in the harbour town of Fraserburgh, in the north-east corner of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A lifeboat was first stationed at Fraserburgh in 1805, later becoming the first Scottish station of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, in 1858.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wine Tower and Bellslea Park.
Wine Tower
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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 1,400 feet north of Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station.
Bellslea Park
Stadium
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Bellslea Park is a football ground in Fraserburgh in north-east Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Fraserburgh. It is located on Seaforth Street in the centre of the town and has a capacity of 3,000 with 480 seated. Bellslea Park is situated 1,600 feet south of Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station.
Kinnaird Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Kinnaird Head Lighthouse is situated 1,500 feet north of Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fraserburgh and Kinnaird Head.
Fraserburgh
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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.
Kinnaird Head
Locality
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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.
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.
Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station
- Type: Building
- Description: lifeboat station in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: lifeboat station
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.69358° or 57° 41′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.00281° or 2° 0′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C9VMXVW+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 884090471OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q108283752
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