Fraserburgh (Scots: The Broch)'s a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with a population recorded in the 2001 Census at 12,454. It lies at the extreme northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, around north of Aberdeen, and north of Peterhead. It's the largest shellfish port in Europe and a major white fish port and busy commercial harbour. History Background The name of the town means, literally, 'burgh of Fraser', after the Fraser family that bought the lands of Philorth in 1504 and thereafter brought ab… (More on Fraserburgh)