| Port Henry | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Fishing_boats,_Port_Henry,_Peterhead_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4547953.jpg) Port Henry in 2015, looking northeast from Seagate | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Scotland_location_map.svg)  Port Henry Location within Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PETERHEAD |
| Postcode district | AB42 |
| Dialling code | 01779 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Port Henry is an area of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Established in 1593,[1] north of Peterhead Bay, it is the oldest commercial area of the town (the adjacent Roanheads being residential).[2] It was established after Peterhead's fishermen settled there due to its position on the northeastern shoulder of the town's peninsula, 0.25 miles (0.40 km) northeast of today's town centre.[3]
Keith Inch Castle stood around 0.35 miles (0.56 km) south of Port Henry at the time of its establishment, on Keith Inch, an island and the easternmost point of mainland Scotland. Along with the adjacent Greenhill, Keith Inch is no longer an island.[4]
- ^ "Peterhead Harbour | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Record - Aberdeenshire - NK14NW0025 - ROANHEADS, PETERHEAD". online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Roanheads from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Coventry, Martin (2001). The Castles of Scotland. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. p. 218 ISBN 1-899874-26-7