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Fraserburgh

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The herbour in The Broch

Coordinates: 57°41′35″N 2°00′18″W / 57.693°N 2.005°W / 57.693; -2.005

Fraserburgh (Scots Gaelic: A' Bhruaich, The Doric: The Broch) is a toun in Aiberdeenshire, Scotland wi a population o 12,454.[1] It lees at the northeast neuk o Aiberdeenshire, aroond 40 mile (64 km) north o Aiberdeen, an 17 mile (27 km) north o Peterheid. It is the muckle maist shellfish port in Europe, a major white fish haven, an a thrang commercial herbour.

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  1. Comparative Population Profile:Fraserburgh Locality Scotland Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine scrol.gov.uk, accessed 31 October 2008