This is a photo and a map of Rosehearty. As you can see it isn't that big but it has a lot to offer.

Rosehearty is a friendly coastal town lying four miles west of Fraserburgh. It was founded in the 14th century by a group of shipwrecked Danes.

Rosehearty like it's neighbour Fraserburgh, has always been primarily a fishing community. Early lairds built a harbour and supplied the locals with fishing boats in return for a share of their catch. During the boom years of the 19th century herring industry, over 130 boats operated out of Rosehearty and the town could boast of 12 curers. During the season, hundreds of temporary workers from other parts of Scotland would come into the town filling every available shed and byre in their search for lodging.

After 1880, Rosehearty's herring fishing industry rapidly declined as Fraserburgh's larger harbour and rail links attracted the larger boats and, consequently, the curers. Today Rosehearty is a peaceful town of 1300 people who live close to some of the most spectacular cliff scenery in Europe.