Buchanhaven

Buchanhaven
Buchanhaven seen from the north bank of the Ugie
Buchanhaven Location within Aberdeenshire
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERHEAD
Postcode district	AB42
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Scottish Parliament	Banffshire and Buchan Coast
List of places UK Scotland 57°30′58″N1°47′43″W / 57.515977°N 1.795381°W / 57.515977; -1.795381

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 harbour with several boats. The harbour is owned by the Feuars Managers, but it is under the control of the Buchanhaven Harbour Trust.

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.

Notable people

• Peter Buchan (1917–1991), poet, lived at 5 Harbour Street

References

1. McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 149. ISBN   185158-231-2.
2. McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 153. ISBN   185158-231-2.
3. Alex R. Buchan (2008). Pitfour: "The Blenheim of the North". Buchan Field Club. ISBN   978-0-9512736-4-7 . Retrieved 26 May 2013.

External links

• British History Online
• Buchanhaven Community Action Plan 2012 - contains historical information