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Kinnaird Head Castle Lighthouse

Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Kinnaird Head Castle Lighthouse is a castle in Aberdeenshire. It is one of 39 castles the Albion Guide lists in the county. The site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. Other castles nearby include Pittulie Castle, Pitsligo Castle and Inverallochy Castle.

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Photo of Kinnaird Head Lighthouse, a lighthouse near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

Kinnaird Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse near Fraserburgh

Scotland's first lighthouse, lit in 1787 inside a converted castle tower at Fraserburgh and now home to the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.

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Fraserburgh

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Major fishing port at Buchan's north-east tip, home to the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.

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Tiny cliff-foot harbour beside the famous red phone box of the film Local Hero.

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Single-row Buchan fishing village, the Local Hero film location with its cult red phone box.

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