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A wee bit about us
This organisation was formed in March 1986 after a meeting of a group of local history enthusiasts who each gave a donation of £10.00 and a constitution etc. was agreed.

The first premises used were a small room within the Buckie Public Library which subsequently became too small to accommodate our expanding records and artefacts.

After several meetings with The Moray Council the lease of the former caretaker’s cottage situated at the rear of the library, which had lain empty for many years, was agreed.

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Welcome to the heritage...
  • Buckie and District Fishing Heritage
  • Buckie and District Fishing Heritage
  • Buckie and District Fishing Heritage
  • Buckie and District Fishing Heritage
  • Buckie and District Fishing Heritage
  • Buckie and District Fishing Heritage
  • Buckie and District Fishing Heritage


If you are in the Buckie Area we extend to you a warm welcome to visit us at the Heritage Centre. You will discover the unique fishing history of this lovely part of the Moray Firth. We have a very extensive range of photographs which depict all aspects of the fishing industries which flourished here in the past. Our collection is in excess of 8000 photographs and includes most of the BCK and BF boat registrations and some other neighbouring registrations.

In addition you will find photographs showing the gutting quines, coopers and many other items relating to the heritage of Buckie and District, There are numerous artefacts on display and a splendid collection of model boats ranging from Scaffies, Zulu boats, Drifters and Motor Fishing boats. Photographs may be accessed on our computers at the Centre or you can sit and browse through our large collection which is available to you in books. The Heritage Centre is run by volunteers who give up their free time in order to preserve the character and the history of the area.

Admission is free although donations are welcome to assist with the cost of our overheads. Please call and have a chat with the members who are on duty and who will only be too happy to assist with any enquiries you may have. Visits may be arranged to the Heritage Centre by groups and visitors during the close season by contacting a member of the Committee or by leaving a message at the adjoining Public Library. School Groups, organisations and individuals are always made welcome provided a mutually convenient time is arranged for out of hours visits.
 
 
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We are open from
Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm
SUNDAY CLOSE 
Pick of the day
Sail and Steam Revisited
This book starts off with a disaster at sea with great loss of life in 1848, there then followed the Admiralty report by Captain Washington who was sent north to see if fishing boats could be better made to protect the lives of the fishermen.
Latest news from the heritage

John Addison has recently launched another book - BCK Motor Boats Volume 1 which is on sale in the usual outlets and on the website, cost is £15. The Book has 260 pages and is rich in photographs having more than 500 photographs.  He is currently finishing the second volume which will be published in the late spring of 2012.  It is a must have book for those interested in the fishing boats of a more modern area. Postage costs in the UK are going up and up and if any member who currently gets our free Newsleter by post - we would ask you to try and assist the finances of the Centre and get your Newsletter by email - all you have to do is send your email address to info@buckieheritage.org and it will be added to the growing list of those who are taking it by email. 

Our members who use the Forum on the old web site will see that it has been discontinued and all queries will be directed via our Facebook entry.  We shall still offer the same service as much as possible.  Our forum was being attacked on a daily basis by scammers attempting to join to use the forum for their own ends.  Hence the reason for closing it down.