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  Buckie - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Buckie (not to be confused with a popular tonic wine around Glasgow) is a town in the north-east of Scotland with a population of 203 humans and 8,530 zombies and has the largest glass bottle fishing fleet within Scotland.
Buckie used to have a large fishing fleet, but due to a bad case of woodworm they all sank in December 2002 in the harbour.
Buckie Thistle was formed in 1889 and joined the Banff and district league.Their first ground was Linzee Gordon Park which used to be the camel race track.
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  Buckie - LoveToKnow 1911
BUCKIE, a fishing town and police burgh of Banffshire, Scotland, on the Moray Firth, at the mouth of Buckie burn, about 17 m.
The burn, which divides the town into Nether Buckle and Eastern Buckie, rises near the Hill of Clashmadin, about 5 m.
west of Buckie, is a thriving fishing village, and Rathven, some 2 m.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Buckie   (175 words)

  
  Buckie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buckie (Gaelic: Bucaidh) is a burgh town of about 9,000 inhabitants on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland in Moray.
Buckie High School [1] is a secondary school of over 900 pupils and serves the coastal communities of Portgordon, Buckie, Portessie, Findochty, Portknockie and Cullen.
Buckie is at the end of the Speyside Way long distance footpath.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buckie   (214 words)

  
 Buckie Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Buckie lies either side of the the mouth of the Burn of Buckie where it flows into the Moray Firth.
Nether Buckie was renamed Buckpool on 1886 and Buckpool Harbour was filled in for use as a park in the 1970s.
This makes Buckie an especially good hunting ground for collectors of lifeboats, as there are usually several on view, being serviced or tested: as well as Buckie's resident lifeboat in the harbour.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /buckie/buckie/index.html   (431 words)

  
 Buckie Thistle Scottish Football Club | Official Website
Further ground improvements were made at Victoria Park last season with the opening of the clubs new "Sponsors Lounge" and you can help the Jags in their persuit of honours by supporting a match in our brand new facility.
Buckie Thistle have today announced their pre-season matches with two matches being AWAY and two at HOME, the first fixture is on saturday 12th july 2008 when the jags fans wil...
Buckie Thistle Supporters Club will be holding a Registration Night this Friday (Friday 4th July 2008) in the Sponsors Lounge at Victoria Park between 7pm-9pm, all welcome.
www.buckiethistle.com   (325 words)

  
 Hotels in Buckie Scotland accommodation - Buckie hotels accommodation in Scotland highlands
Buckie is an attractive fishing town lying just to the east of Spey Bay where the river reaches the sea.
Buckie Drifter Maritime Heritage Centre, Freuchny Road, Buckie AB56 1TT.
The Buckie Drifter is a purpose built museum that covers the maritime heritage of Buckie and the Moray Firth, including the herring fishing industry and steam drifters, with displays that recreate life on the quayside in the 1920s.
www.kayukay.co.uk /buckiehotels.html   (434 words)

  
 Buckie Travel Guide
Buckie Fish Market operates every morning when fish is available, but Thursdays and Fridays are usually the busiest days.
The fishermen's houses in Buckie are fairly typical of the area and fall into two groups.
The most striking is undoubtedly the twin-spired Roman Catholic Church at the west end of the town, opened in 1857; also noteworthy are the Episcopal Church in Cluny Square, built in 1876, the old West Church, and the north Church with its striking crown steeple, which in 1878 replaced an earlier building.
www.scottishholidays.net /visit/scotland-tour-grampian-buckie.html   (721 words)

  
 North East Scotland Information, Events & Business Directory - Planlocal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Buckie is a historic fishing village, on the coast of the Moray Firth, it is ideally situated for exploring this magnificent area of Scotland, Moray.
Buckie went from being a small port to become the major fishing port of the Moray Firth and by 1913 was to have the largest steam drifter fleet in Scotland.
Buckie today, displays a wide variety of architectural styles from the ubiquitous white painted stone cottages of the trawlerman to the splendid Roman Catholic Church, which opened in 1857 at the west end of the town.
www.planlocal.com /about/buckie.asp   (402 words)

  
 Scottish Folk News: Buckie Festival
Buckie is a historic fishing village, on the coast of the Moray Firth, it is ideally situated for exploring this magnificent area of Scotland, Moray.
Buckie today, displays a wide variety of architectural styles from the ubiquitous white painted stone cottages of the trawlerman to the splendid Roman Catholic Church, which opened in 1857 at the west end of the town.
The Buckie Drifter Maritime Heritage Centre at Freuchny Road, opened in 1994, it gives a unique insight in to the fishing industry of the Moray Firth and the lives of the fisher communities along its shores during the herring boom years of the 1890s and 1930s.
www.footstompin.com /articles/festivals/june/buckie   (345 words)

  
 Langstane Housing Association : Our Homes : Buckie
Buckie lies on either side of the Burn of Buckie where it flows into the Moray Firth and was formed by the merging of a series of once separate fishing villages.
Close to the harbour is the attractive "Buckie Drifter", a museum devoted to Buckie's maritime past and in particular its fishing industry.
Buckie boasts a range of shops catering for most day-to-day requirements and is well served by excellent primary and secondary schools.
www.langstane-ha.co.uk /podium/lha/ces_general.nsf/wpg/our_homes-buckie   (133 words)

  
 History 2
The boathouse, built at a cost of £447, was to serve Buckie for 40 years until replaced in 1922.
At 38feet she was the largest of the lifeboats to serve Buckie up until that time.
During her 14 years at Buckie, Maria Stephenson launched on 13 occasions with a total of 13 lives to her credit.
www.buckie-lifeboat.org.uk /html/history_2.html   (1922 words)

  
 Buckie Thistle F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buckie Thistle are a senior football club, based in the town of Buckie, Banffshire, who currently play in Scotland's Highland Football League.
Founded in 1889, they are also known as The Jags and play their football at Victoria Park, in Buckie.
Their first-choice kit is identical to that of the Celtic's green-white hoops and local legend has it that The Bhoys donated the first club strips.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buckie_Thistle_F.C.   (195 words)

  
 Buckfast Tonic Wine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buckfast Tonic Wine, commonly known as simply Buckfast, Buckie or Bo (in Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), is a tonic wine produced by Buckfast Abbey in Devon, south west England.
However, Buckfast has become an icon within the ned youth culture and groups of Neds can frequently be seen drinking it out of the bottle at all times of day in parks and other public places.
Aside from 'Buckie', other nicknames for the wine include 'Brown Sauce', 'commotion lotion', 'wreck-the-hoose juice', 'bottle of beat the wife', 'liquid speed', 'Mrs Brown' and 'Coatbrige Table Wine' [1].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buckfast_Tonic_Wine   (852 words)

  
 History and Facts about Buckie
Old Buckie The Yardie near the old Buckpool Harbour is one of the oldest settlements in Buckie and is home to several typical fisherman's houses built gable end to the sea.
Buckie North Church, which has an outstanding crown steeple, was built in 1878 and replaced the older Chapel of Ease.
Our local weekly newspaper is the "Buckie Squeak" or Banffshire Advertiser and available on-line thanks to J and M Publishing Ltd. It has up to date news about the town and its people and often publishes the successes of Rathburn Hackneys at local shows.
www.rathburnhackneys.freeserve.co.uk /facts.htm   (538 words)

  
 BF 398 Frigate Bird - first Buckie built Steam Drifter
On Friday forenoon news was received in Buckie that the Steam Drifter BF 398 Frigate Bird, Mr.
The intelligence of the misfortune caused a considerable sensation in the community for the BF 398 Frigate Bird was not only the first of the steam drifter fleet to sail from Buckie, but she is also the first to be lost at sea.
The crew, with the exception of the skipper, came home to Buckie by train, arriving on Saturday afternoon, & in the course of an interview the representative of the Banffshire Advertiser had with one of the crew, the following narrative was elicited.
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 LUCKY BUCKIE || MoMoSuperMo - Unofficial Montrose FC News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Buckie went straight up the park and the Mo defence had to clear off the line.
Reid was tested again after 11 minutes when the Buckie striker noticed him off his line, but the young keeper managed to tip the long-range effort over the bar.
Buckie had a great chance ten minutes later but the shot was well over.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s162/st77800.htm   (697 words)

  
 Valley Spy Visits Buckie
Now the Spy has a soft spot for Buckie having resided for a time in the West end of Findochty, a time that much to the delight of the Spy saw the picturesque fishing village obtain a local hostelry for the first time in their history.
The club is on the main street in Buckie and benefits from a bar with regalia of football teams throughout the UK and a large function area where Buckwegians can enjoy their drink at much-subsidized prices and debate who their next manager will be.
During one game a Buckie supporter had purchased a number of pies and was making his way back to the terrace when the stand side linesman gave an offside decision against Buckie.
www.deveronvale.co.uk /spy/buckie.asp   (1069 words)

  
 Buckie
The hose was finally taken in sections by means of the hand reel to the fire where it assisted in suppressing the flames.
BUCKIE Fire Brigade is delighted to have recently received a new highly-efficient engine.
The two former six seater engines have been replaced by the 10-seater automatic beauty and a water carrier (tanker) for more serious fires is hoped to arrive by late August, to cover the area from Forres to Portsoy.
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 Huntly FC Online: Youth League (East): Buckie Thistle 0 Huntly 2   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Another corner for Buckie minutes later was sent over by Shane Clark for Bryan Bell to pull a fine save from Steven Thomson when he dived down full length to hold the home player's header on the line.
From then on Buckie put the pressure on Huntly in an effort to get back into the game, but all credit to the visitors their defence was brilliant and dealt with everything that came their way.
The nearest Buckie came to scoring at this stage was when Nicki Smith sent the ball over for Michael Ewen to drive high over from a good scoring position, and then Michael Ewen set the ball up for Ryan Mair to do the same.
www.huntlyfc.co.uk /youths/reports/buckiethistle211.htm   (566 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Pookus and Buckie": Books: Sandy Lewis Carter,Sandy Clark,Tom Reed   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Because of my interest in deer preservation and management in our county, this orphan fawn was brought to me to raise with the intention of turning him back to the wild at the appropriate time.
The Yorkie pup, Pookus, and fawn, Buckie, were raised together and developed a close bond.
Buckie stayed two days and then returned to his rightful place in the wild to enjoy nature at its best.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0974972541?v=glance   (492 words)

  
 Old Coach House Hotel, Buckie, Banffshire
The Old Coach House Hotel, a former coaching Inn, is located at the heart of the historic fishing village of Buckie.
On the coast of the Moray Firth, Buckie is ideally situated for exploring this magnificent area of Scotland.
There is much to do for those of an active nature with 10 golf courses within a 20 mile radius of Buckie, excellent watersport facilities at Cullen, Hopeman, Findochty and Portknockie ranging from sailing, windsurfing and canoeing to sub aqua diving.
www.s-h-systems.co.uk /hotels/oldcoac1.html   (531 words)

  
 Welcome to Buckie Shipyard
Buckie Shipyard offer a wide ranging capability to the marine industry, including build, conversion, refit and repair of ferries, tugs, workboats, yachts, pilot boats, MOD vessels, small cruise vessels, diving vessels, lifeboats, fishing boats and fish farm cages.
We are capable of slipping vessels up to 850 tonnes in displacement and 70 metres in length.
The facility is served by a 50 ton Hydraulic Slipway Hoist which transports the vessel directly from the sheltered waters at the inner basin at Buckie Harbour into the new building, or onto the outside hard standing area, also of approximately 1,600 sq.
www.buckieshipyard.com   (182 words)

  
 Overview of Buckie   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A fisher town in the Moray parish of Rathven, Buckie is situated on the Moray Firth at the mouth of the Burn of Buckie, 8 miles (13 km) north east of Fochabers.
Once described as 'the largest purely fishing village in Scotland', Buckie developed in the 19th Century as the head of the fishery district between Banff and Findhorn.
The settlement, which is divided by the Burn of Buckie into Nether Buckie (or Buckpool) to the west and Easter Buckie to the east, includes the communities of Yardie, Ianstown, Gordonsburgh and Portlessie (originally Rottinslough) which were incorporated between 1901 and 1903.
www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/towns/townfirst206.html   (285 words)

  
 Buckie houses for sale
Buckie houses for sale Buckie houses for sale
Features: We are delighted to offer for sale this 3 bedroom bungalow which is located within an established private residential development situated on the southern outskirts of Buckie.
The property is convenient for all local facilities and is in close proximity to the local primary school and nursery.
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 Buckie Thistle Football Club :: Highland League Football   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Buckie Youths contest their first cup final on Friday night, at Victoria Park, when they meet Lossiemouth’s Brander Arms in the culmination of the Planwell Roofing Cup.
Along with Buckie Youths, who have made great strides in their first season, Brander Arms are the other outstanding side in their division of the Welfare League and with their experience and physique, will probably consider themselves favourites to lift the trophy.
“Buckie Youths were created, to try and fill the void left, when schools football finished in Buckie, 15 years ago” commented Mark, “More local youngsters now have the chance to get a competitive game, in a league, which for many years, has been a rich source of talent for the senior team”
www.buckiethistle.com /highland-league/viewresult.php?id=360   (275 words)

  
 Buckie Agricultural Vets: Find a Agricultural Vet in Buckie specialising in farm yard animals such as cows, sheep & ...
Buckie Agricultural Vets: Find a Agricultural Vet in Buckie specialising in farm yard animals such as cows, sheep & horses.
Agricultural Vets in Buckie specialising in farm animals
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 Buckie Venues, Conference Meeting Rooms, Team Building, Room Hire, Accommodation, Coach, Car & Limousine Hire Services ...
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