What is recorded here
Longate castle stands in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, a house whose age remains unknown. It may have sheltered lovers, thieves or tired fishermen, though no witness remains to confirm the choice. The exact point is fixed near Longate, but the rooms and years have vanished. What is left is a name, a location and the possibility that ordinary people once lived there.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Peterhead, Longate, 'castle' as House (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
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