Wine Tower heads what Fraserburgh has to see
5 of the 7 places to visit in and around Fraserburgh are castles or historic places. There are 3 places to visit inside Fraserburgh’s locality, and 4 more within 5 km of its edge. A day out reaches Deer Abbey, 18 km away.
What Fraserburgh is known for
Beyond Wine Tower, there are 3 castles and 2 museums.
CastleWine Towerin town
MuseumMuseum of Scottish Lighthousesin townMuseumMuseumFraserburgh Heritage Centrein town
CastleCairnbulg Castle2.1 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleCastle of Pittulie3.2 km outside town, to the west
CastleCastle of Pitsligo3.9 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
To the southeast is where most of the 4 nearby are.
The dashed line is Fraserburgh’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Sorted by kind
5 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Fraserburgh. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
The 3 inside Fraserburgh come first, then 4 more within 5 km of its edge.
7The 3 inside Fraserburgh come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
107 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Fraserburgh’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fraserburgh →
Day trips from Fraserburgh
Deer Abbey, at 18 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandDeer Abbey18 km southCastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandFyvie Castle35 km southwestCastleCastleDelgatie Castle28 km southwest
Museum · Historic Environment ScotlandDuff House30 km westCastleCastleNew Slains Castle32 km southCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandTolquhon Castle39 km southCastleCastleCraigston Castle25 km southwestHistoric houseHistoric house · National Trust for ScotlandHaddo House34 km south
CastleInverugie Castle21 km southeastCastleCastleOld Slains Castle37 km south
CastleHatton Castle30 km southwestGardenGarden · National Trust for ScotlandPitmedden Garden40 km southPlaces well known beyond Fraserburgh (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Practical questions about Fraserburgh
What are the main attractions in Fraserburgh?
The best known inside Fraserburgh’s locality are Wine Tower, Museum of Scottish Lighthouses and Fraserburgh Heritage Centre. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Fraserburgh have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Fraserburgh: Museum of Scottish Lighthouses and Fraserburgh Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Fraserburgh?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Deer Abbey (Historic Environment Scotland), 18 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Fraserburgh?
Within 40 km: Deer Abbey (18 km), Fyvie Castle (35 km), Delgatie Castle (28 km), Duff House (30 km).
Where are Fraserburgh’s historic buildings listed?
Fraserburgh has 107 listed buildings, 3 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Fraserburgh when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (10)
- Wine Tower: UK Payphone Directory, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Scottish Lighthouses: Luca Sironi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cairnbulg Castle: Astrid H, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle of Pittulie: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle of Pitsligo: Sagaciousphil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverallochy Castle: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deer Abbey: Deacon of Pndapetzim at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duff House: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverugie Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatton Castle: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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