Keith Inch

Keith Inch is the easternmost point of mainland Scotland. It is located in Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, forming the north point of Peterhead Bay at 57°30′10″N 1°45′51″W.

Not to be confused with "Inchkeith", in the Firth of Forth.
Shore at Keith Inch

It forms part of Peterhead Harbour. "Inch" is a common Scottish word for an island, e.g. Inchcolm, Inchkenneth, and na h-Innse Gall (Hebrides) and derives from the Scottish Gaelic, innis.

Remains of the whale bone arch in Peterhead Harbour

It was used in the whaling industry, and boil yards were here; the remains of a whale bone arch can be seen.

Castle of Keith Inch

On the island of Keith Inch once stood a castle built by George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal of Scotland. The castle is thought to have been modelled on the castle of Kronborg in Denmark. In 1644 about 500 of Cromwell's English soldiers rampaged in the Peterhead area. They were encamped on Keith Inch with their headquarters in the castle.

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See also

References
  • Haswell-Smith, Hamish The Scottish Islands


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