Here are some interesting facts about the region.

• Aberdeenshire has the highest concentration of stone circles in mainland Britain, but more significant is the unique design of the circles.
• The Buchan area boasts several castles, mostly in various states of ruin but still certainly worth a visit.
• A little known part of Buchan's history is the existence of the Buchan Canal, through St Fergus and Inverugie.
• Cruden Bay is a small village on the North East coast of Scotland just South of Peterhead. The village takes its name from the stream which passes through it. It was in this neighbourhood that, according to John Bellenden, Archdeacon of Moray, 1536, and translator of Hector Boece's "History of Scotland", the Battle of Cruden was fought by King Malcolm II and Canute, son of Sweyn, King of Denmark and Norway.
• The original harbours and mooring areas of Peterhead lay in the shelter of the two small offshore islands of Keith Inch and Greenhill. A small jetty was built on Keith Inch in the early 16th century. After the town was created a burgh in 1587, work began on a bulwark at Port Henry after 1593. The development of the South Harbour was under way by the 1730's and was eventually completed by 1812. Work on the North harbour began in 1818 and was finished in 1848, and a canal was cut to unite the two harbours in 1849. After languishing for over 150 years, Port Henry was rebuilt in 1878. A major reconstruction of the harbours took place in the early 1980's, closing off the seaward entrance of the North harbour, and a new fish market was built. The latest development currently under way is an extension of the South Harbour to provide further deepwater wharfage space.