Buchanhaven
Buchanhaven | |
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![]() Buchanhaven seen from the north bank of the Ugie | |
Location within Aberdeenshire | |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PETERHEAD |
Postcode district | AB42 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
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. It has its own school, Buchanhaven Primary School, which caters for children in Buchanhaven and the nearby Waterside estate. It is also the home of Buchanhaven Hearts F.C.
Originally "a good distance from Peterhead",[1] the village was extended, by the feuing of two streets,[2] by James Ferguson, the third Laird of Pitfour, in 1796.[3]
Harbour
Buchanhaven houses a small
The pier was built in the 19th century; it replaced a smaller, earlier pier built a few hundreds yards to the north. A diesel cable winch is situated at the top of the pier for the purpose of hauling boats from the slipway to the shore and vice versa. The harbour has a total capacity of 18 boats, although only about half of those berths are used each year.
References
- ISBN 185158-231-2.
- ISBN 185158-231-2.
- ISBN 978-0-9512736-4-7. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
External links
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- British History Online
- Buchanhaven Community Action Plan 2012 - contains historical information