Roanheads is a residential area of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Laid out by 1771, now the oldest part of the town,[1] it was established after Peterhead's fishermen settled there due to its position on the northeastern shoulder of the town's peninsula, 0.75 miles (1.21 km) north of today's town centre.[2] Two streets in the area are also named Roanheads, although they were likely joined prior to modern construction on Seagate.
Roanheads | |
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Looking east along one of the streets named Roanheads from Seagate | |
Location within Scotland | |
OS grid reference | NK 1346 |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PETERHEAD |
Postcode district | AB42 |
Dialling code | 01779 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
It is mentioned in the town's original feu contract as being Peterhead's "commonty and pasturage".[1]
Historian Charles McKean believes some of the few surviving pantiled houses may be original.[3]
Roanheads takes it name from a pair of headlands a short distance to the northeast,[2] overlooked by Gadie Braes.
In February 1880, the schooner Lady Kilmarnock ran ashore at Roanheads during a voyage from Sunderland to Peterhead. She was refloated, but consequently sank. Her crew survived.[4]
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Part of the headlands below Gadie Braes
References
edit- ^ a b "Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Record - Aberdeenshire - NK14NW0025 - ROANHEADS, PETERHEAD". online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Roanheads from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ McKean, Charles (1990). Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 150. ISBN 185158-231-2.
- ^ "Severe Gale". Aberdeen Journal. No. 7794. Aberdeen. 9 February 1880.
External links
edit- "Roanheads Area of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴 (4K Footage)" – Aerial Dronography, YouTube, 13 May 2021