Peterhead Gaelic - Ceann Phàdraig Scots - Peterheid
Population	17,891 (2004)
OS grid reference	NK135465
Council area	Aberdeenshire
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ABERDEEN
Postcode district	AB42
Dial code	01779
Vehicle code	SU-SW (Aberdeen)
Police	Grampian
Fire	Grampian
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Banff and Buchan
Scottish Parliament	Banff and Buchan
European Parliament	Scotland
List of places: UK • Scotland

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Peterhead called Ceann Phadraig in Gaelic is a town in Scotland with a population of approximately 18,000. It is situated in Aberdeenshire, at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. Peterhead is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 15km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... This article is about the country. ... Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...

Description

Peterhead, like Fraserburgh, first grew as a fishing port, and became the largest white fish port in Europe ^{[citation needed]}. Although the industry is in decline, it is still important to the town. The Ugie Salmon Fish House showcases traditional fish preparation methods. The town grew again following the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1960s. , Fraserburgh, called The Broch in Scots, is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the extreme North East corner. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... // North Sea Oil Platforms North Sea oil refers to oil and natural gas (hydrocarbons) produced from oil reservoirs beneath the North Sea. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

Peterhead is also home to one of Scotland's high security prisons and until April 2005 was home of the nearby Royal Air Force station - RAF Buchan. RAF Buchan is a Royal Air Force station near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire. ...

Peterhead is Aberdeenshire's largest settlement. It has a relatively diverse economy, including food processing, textiles, service industries and, importantly, fishing. Peterhead was founded by the Keith Earls Marischal in 1587, and was developed as a planned settlement. In 1593 the construction of Peterhead's first harbour, Port Henry, established a base for trade and safety which has grown into Europe's premier white fish landing port. Over 90,000 tonnes of fish, with a value of around £60m are now landed at Peterhead, which is also base to over 550 fishermen. In Scotland, the office of Great Marischal of Scotland, which was granted to the Keith family as Knight Marischal and later on changed to Lord Marischal and later on again to Earl Marischal of Scotland, died out when a member of the family of Keith forfeited it by being part... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ...

A new phase of growth was initiated in the 1970s with Peterhead becoming a major oil industry service centre, and the completion of the nearby St Fergus gas terminal. At this time, considerable land holdings were allocated for industrial development. In recent times, the town has suffered from several high profile company closures and is facing a number of pressures, including Common Fisheries Policy reforms and uncertainty over the future of Peterhead prison.

The Peterhead Project initiative under the Aberdeenshire Towns Partnership brings together the Council, Scottish Enterprise Grampian, Communities Scotland, commerce and community representatives. In addition to Wellbank, the programme is assisting business diversification and town centre environmental improvements. Peterhead Bay Authority plan to extend the northern breakwater as a stimulus to the town's economic development.

Peterhead is often referred to as The Blue Toon and people who were born there as Blue Tooners. More correctly they are called Bloomogganners, supposedly from the blue worsted stockings that the fishermen originally wore. In May 2007, the Peterhead Football Club adopted as its fan song "The Blue Toon Tune". Worsted is the name of both a yarn, usually made from wool, and the cloth made from this yarn. ...

Population 17,952 Source: General Register Office for Scotland data and Council forecast

Main employers

Company/Organisation Activity

• Score Europe & Score Energy Engineering
• Scottish Prison Service
• (HM Peterhead Prison) Prison Services
• ASCO Plc Oil Services
• Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd Oil Company
• Walmart ASDA Retailing
• Morrisons Supermarket Plc Retailing
• Smiths of Peterhead Ltd Woollen Manufacturing
• Fresh Catch Ltd Fish Processing
• Forman Fish Ltd Fish Processing
• Taylor Crane Company Ltd Crane Hire
• Macdonald Hotels (UK) Ltd
• (Waterside Inn) Hotel Services
• Macrae Foods Ltd Fish Processing
• Barchester Healthcare Ltd
• (Kirkburn Court Nursing Home) Nursing Home Services
• Community Media Ltd Printing and Publishing
• Strachans Ltd Grocery Wholesale
• Ken Cassells Ltd Fish Processing
• The Palace Hotel
• (Peterhead) Ltd Hotel Services
• Alexander Buchan Ltd Fish Processing
• Dales Engineering Ltd Steel Fabrication
• Precision Powertrain (UK) Ltd Transmission Manufacturing
• Stagecoach Bluebird Bus Services
• Department of Social Security Government Benefits Office
• Aberdeenshire Council Local Government Services
• Grampian Primary Care NHS Trust Health Services
• Box Factory

Definition based on more than 70 employees. Source: Various

Tourism

View of Peterhead bay, looking towards the breakwaters

Merchant Street with the Harbour in the background

The harbours, maritime and built heritage are the town's principal tourism assets. Recent initiatives include investments in the Peterhead Bay area, which have included the berthing of cruise ships in the harbour. A number of projects are planned under the auspices of the Peterhead Project initiative, including tourism strategy development, enhancement of existing attractions, measures to improve the town's physical attractiveness, and improved marketing and promotion. Robert (Bob) Simmers (Peterhead-citizen) has been one of the foremost persons in the town to have established the Peterhead-Aalesund-friendship. In Aalesund, Norway, Mr. Simmers is famous for this. Bob Simmers is well-known in Aalesund - and he has been very important for the friendship with Ålesund. Image File history File links DSCF0306. ... Image File history File links DSCF0306. ... Image File history File links Towards_the_Habour_in_Winter_. ... Image File history File links Towards_the_Habour_in_Winter_. ... Pacific Sky sails under Sydney Harbour Bridge A cruise ship or a cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ships amenities are considered an essential part of the experience. ... Ålesund (or Aalesund) is a city and municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. ...

Twin town

• Ålesund, Norway

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See also

• List of Provosts of Peterhead
• Clerkhill

The Provost of Peterhead was the head of the Peterhead burgh council in Scotland. ... Clerkhill is an area of the town of Peterhead in north east Scotland. ...

External links

• Official Peterhead Tourism Website
• Blootoon dot com - Unofficial Web Site
• Buchan Observer - local Peterhead newspaper
• Peterhead Scottish Week - Annual gala in town
• Budding Rose - A Peterhead Trawler
• Peterhead Harbours Site
• Peterhead Football Club
• Photographs and forum live webcams showing life in a rural garden
• Peterhead Golf Club
• Listen to recordings of a speaker of Peterhead Scots