Sand haven
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 42 ′ N , 2 ° 4 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 820 (2011 census) | ||
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| Post town | FRASERBURGH | ||
| ZIP code section | AB43 | ||
| prefix | 01346 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Aberdeenshire | ||
| British Parliament | Banff and Buchan | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Banffshire and Buchan Coast | ||
Sandhaven is a village in the Scottish council area of Aberdeenshire . It is located about three kilometers west of the center of Fraserburgh on the south bank of the Moray Firth .
history
Southwest of Sandhaven, near Peathill , a stone or bronze age cairn testifies to the early settlement of the area. At Rosehearty are the ruins of Pitsligo Castle . The castle, begun in the 15th century, was gradually expanded in the following centuries. The lands to the east had belonged to the Fraser clan since the 14th century . The clan built Pittulie Castle there in the 16th to 17th centuries, which is now in ruins .
The port of Sandhaven was established in 1840. Boats are still made there today.
Between 1961 and 1981 the population of Sandhaven rose from 695 to 924. Then it dropped back to 706 by 2001. In the 2011 census survey, 820 people lived in Sandhaven.
traffic
Sandhaven is connected via a secondary road. In Fraserburgh, however, the A90 coming from Edinburgh , the A98 (Fraserburgh– Fochabers ) and the A981 leading to New Deer can be reached within a short distance.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census data
