Fraserburgh
Fraserburgh is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In accordance with the 2001 Census, the town has a permanent resident population of approximately 12454, with estimations in 2006 suggesting a figure of 12630. The name of the town denotes, basically, 'burgh of Fraser', after the Fraser family that purchased the lands of Philorth in 1504 and afterwards brought about significant enhancement due to investment over the next century. Fraserburgh became a burgh of barony in 1546. By 1570, the Fraser family had built a castle, Fraserburgh Castle, at Kinnaird's Head and within a year the local church was built. By the 1590s, the region called Faithlie was developing a small harbour. It sits at the far northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Aberdeen, and 17 miles (27 km) north of Peterhead. It is the biggest shellfish port in Europe, landing over 12000 tonnes in 2008, and is additionally a significant white fish port and busy commercial harbour. Fraserburgh has a marine climate greatly affected by its distance to the sea. As such, summer highs and winter lows are highly moderated, with remarkably mild winter temperatures for a place so far north. The differences in between seasons are really narrow as a result, with February averaging highs of 6.7 degrees Celsius (44.1 ° F) and August 17.2 degrees Celsius (63.0 ° F). The town has had a local lifeboat on service since 1806 which was run privately by the regional Harbour Board until the very first RNLI-operated station opened in 1858. This was the very first official RNLI station opened in Scotland. The town has numerous attractions consisting of an award winning sand beach, the lighthouse museum, heritage centre and many facilities. For all your home improvements, make sure to find trusted contractors in Fraserburgh to make certain of quality.