Buckie
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Buckie Scottish Gaelic Bucaidh |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 41 ′ N , 2 ° 58 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 8273 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | BUCKIE | ||
| ZIP code section | AB56 | ||
| prefix | 01542 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Moray | ||
| British Parliament | Moray | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Banffshire and Buchan Coast | ||
Buckie ( Gaelic : Bucaidh ) is a town in the Scottish council area of Moray . Buckie was the largest town in the traditional county of Banffshire and is located on the Moray Firth about 75 km east of Inverness and northwest of Aberdeen . In 2011 Buckie had 8,273 inhabitants.
The city is divided into the two districts of Burn of Buckie and Nether Buckie ( Buckpool ). In 1877 John Gordon of Cluny had new docks ( Cluny Harbor ) built for £ 60,000 . In 1881, 1320 people were employed on the 333 ships. In 1913 Buckie owned the largest fleet of steamers in Scotland. The port and the associated food industry are still of great importance in the city today. The long history can be traced in a museum.
Buckie lies on the border of the important Speyside whiskey region . The Inchgower whiskey distillery has existed near the city since 1871 and is now part of the international Diageo group .
The A98 , which connects Fraserburgh with Fochabers , touches the city and connects it to the trunk road network. There is no connection to the railway network.
Buckie Harbor Entrance
Former workers' dwellings of Inchgower -Brennerei
War memorial
