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Peterhead is a town in Scotland with a population of approximately 19,000. It is situated in Aberdeenshire, at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland.
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 town to have established the Peterhead-Aalesund-friendship/twinship. The town is twinned with Ålesund, Norway.
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Nov 13, 2006 - Jun 17, 2007
London, England, UK -› Hendon, England, UK -› ...
So apparently many of my ancestors lived around this area, which is why we are here. Mum has been before & just couldn't wait to come back. We are staying with some family friends, who are completely lovely & lots of fun - it's interesting trying to understand them as a) they have quite thick Scottish accents, and b) they often slip into a local dialect, which of course we don’t understand at all, although we have been learning…
"Fit like?""Nae bad."(Translation: How ...
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May 06, 2006 - May 07, 2006
Slains Castle inspired Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula. It was built in 1597 by the 9th Earl of Erroll after his return to Scotland from exile, being pardoned by James VI for his rebellion. It was remodelled to a gothic style in the 19th century.
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Jun 15, 2007
June-July 2007.
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