# Longate

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Street in Peterhead, Scotland

Longate Interactive map of Longate Length 0.18 mi (0.29 km) Location Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland North end North Street South end Broad Street Construction Completion 18th century

**Longate** is a street in [Peterhead](/source/Peterhead), Scotland. It runs for about 0.18 miles (0.29 km), from North Street in the north to [Broad Street](/source/Broad_Street_(Peterhead)) in the south.

## History

122–124 Longate, now the Harbor Lights Bar, stands at Longate's junction with Ellis Street

Peterhead developed uphill between the shore and Longate, which—until the development of [Broad Street](/source/Broad_Street_(Peterhead)) in the late 18th century—was the main historic district of the town.[1]

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 [townhouse](/source/Townhouse), not a castle. It was demolished around two centuries later, after it had been in use as the Yokieshill Inn and a [plague house](/source/Pest_house).[2][3]

In 1816, [Peter Buchan](/source/Peter_Buchan) 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.[4]

On 22 December 1715, [James Francis Edward Stuart](/source/James_Francis_Edward_Stuart), [Prince of Wales](/source/Prince_of_Wales), arrived in Peterhead from [Dunkirk](/source/Dunkirk) and stayed "in an ancient house in Longate," where he was visited by the Earl Marischal. The Marischal's last [Baron Baillie](/source/Baron_Baillie), Thomas Arbuthnot, put the town on alert for war by summoning able-bodied men and their weapons. The prince left for [Newburgh](/source/Newburgh%2C_Aberdeenshire), and the town, by forfeiture of the Keiths, suffered for its loyalty.[5]

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".[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-McKean150_1-0)** McKean, Charles (1990). *Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide*. Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 150. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [185158-231-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/185158-231-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Peterhead, Longate, 'castle' | Canmore"](https://canmore.org.uk/site/21186/peterhead-longate-castle). *canmore.org.uk*. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Record - Aberdeenshire - NK14NW0092 - 122 LONGATE, PETERHEAD"](https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/smrpub/master/detail.aspx?tab=maps&refno=NK14NW0092). *online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk*. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Taylor, W. L. (1901). [*Peterhead Literature During the Past Century*](https://books.google.com/books?id=zOstAAAAYAAJ&dq=longate+peterhead&pg=PA6). P. Scrogie, Observer printing works. p. 6.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-McKean153_5-0)** McKean, Charles (1990). *Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide*. Mainstream Publications Ltd. p. 153. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [185158-231-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/185158-231-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Inspectorate, Great Britain HM Factory (1897). [*Factories and Workshops: Annual Report of the Chief Inspector of Factories and Workshops*](https://books.google.com/books?id=wk4PAQAAMAAJ&dq=broad+street+peterhead&pg=PA359). p. 359.

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