Bissets Quay
Bissets Quay is a wharf in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Bissets Quay is situated nearby to the pier Provost Anderson’s Jetty, as well as near the building Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wine Tower and Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station.
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 1,100 feet north of Bissets Quay.
Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station is situated 340 feet south of Bissets Quay.
Kinnaird Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kinnaird Head Lighthouse is situated 1,100 feet north of Bissets Quay.
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
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.
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.
Bissets Quay
- Type: Wharf
- Category: transportation
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.69451° or 57° 41′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.00287° or 2° 0′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C9VMXVW+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 889547729OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=quay
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Provost Anderson’s Jetty and Balaclava Quay.
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