Longate is a street in

Peterhead Peterhead (; , ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the council area's largest settlement, with a population of 19,060 at the 2022 Census for Scotland, 2022 Census. It is the largest fishing port in the United Kingdom for total landi ...

, Scotland. It runs for about , from North Street in the north to Broad Street in the south.

History

Peterhead developed uphill between the shore and Longate, which—until the development of Broad Street in the late 18th century—was the main historic district of the town. Longate Castle, built in the late 16th century, stood at the northern end of Longate, at its junction with today's Brook Lane. Despite its name, it was a

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, not a castle. It was demolished around two centuries later, after it had been in use as the Yokieshill Inn and a

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. In 1816,

Peter Buchan Peter Buchan (4 August 1790 – 19 September 1854) was a Scottish editor, publisher, and collector of ballads and folktales. Biography Born in Peterhead, Buchan apprenticed with a , and in 1814 produced his first book, a collection of verse whic ...

established the Auchmedden Press in Longate. The press, constructed by Buchan, was made of wood, iron and brass. The following year, the press published the first edition of ''The Selector'', the first periodical undertaken and printed in Peterhead. The press was in operation until 1830. On 22 December 1715,

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, arrived in Peterhead from

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and stayed "in an ancient house in Longate," where he was visited by the Earl Marischal. The Marischal's last Baron Baillie, Thomas Arbuthnot, put the town on alert for war by summoning able-bodied men and their weapons. The prince left for Newburgh, and the town, by forfeiture of the Keiths, suffered for its loyalty. Joseph May owned a bakery at 28 Longate in the late 19th century. He was prosecuted in May 1896 for "employing young person at night".

References

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