a small sea-port town in the county of Aberdeen, situated in a cheap and populous country, on the point of land called Kinnaird's Head, which is the southern extremity of the Murray firth. It has a small good harbour, made and kept up at a considerable expense by the proprietor and the town, and well adapted for building of small vessels. According to the tide, there are 11 to 15 feet water within the harbour, and 20 feet immediately without at spring-tides: without is a tolerable road for shipping, in a bay nearly a league in length and half a league in depth, with good anchorage in a sandy bottom. Vessels of about 200 tons burden enter the harbour at present. Fraserburgh contains about 1000 inhabitants, and is well situated for trade with the east coast of Europe. The town has lately advanced considerably, and requires only encouragement to render it a port of some consequence on the coast of Scotland. At present it carries on a small trade to the east sea, several manufactories are forming in its neighbourhood, and the port is well adapted for building of small vessels.