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Town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Photo: Gervais et Boulart, 1877, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Fraserburgh (locally known as The Broch) 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.
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By the 18th century, makeshift lighthouses were obviously inadequate for the growth in shipping. This was partly driven by conflict with France, which made the Channel dangerous, so shipping went all the way north around Scotland to reach the Atlantic. A programme of lighthouse construction began and the town's 16th-century Kinnaird Castle in 1787 became the site of the first lighthouse on mainland Scotland. It's now a museum; entry to the lighthouse itself is by guided tour on the hour. The modern automated lighthouse is adjacent. Tours may take in the Wine (or Wynd) Tower, probably just a medieval storeroom, but inevitably with a hoaky legend attached. "Ooh, and on a dark stormy night you can still hear the ghostly piper of - ".
In a former warehouse for herring barrels, it's now a volunteer-run local history museum.
Casual dining. Dogs welcome.
Quirky vegan cafe ten miles southwest of Fraserburgh. Hours erratic, ring ahead before travelling any distance.
The Galleon
Friendly old-style pub by the harbour.
By the harbour with beer garden, often has live music. Cash only.
Nothing visibly Elizabethan about it (HMQ first or second) but a decent enough pub with an L-shape bar. Sometimes has live music.
Simple well-run caravan and campsite open April-Oct. Dogs welcome.
JD Wetherspoon
11-room small hotel run by JD Wetherspoon. Gets mixed reviews, Spoons are usually commendably consistent so they need to get a grip here. No availability shown for 2020.
There is no railway station in Fraserburgh - indeed, few towns of this size are further from the railway network.
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