Cruden Bay

Cruden Bay
Scottish Gaelic: *Inbhir Chruidein*
Cruden Bay Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Chruidein;
	Cruden Bay Location within Aberdeenshire
Population	1,570 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference	NK089363
Council area	Aberdeenshire;
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeenshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERHEAD
Postcode district	AB42
Dialling code	01779 81
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Banff and Buchan;
Scottish Parliament	Aberdeenshire East;

Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles (42 km) north of Aberdeen.

Just west of Slains Castle, Cruden Bay is said to have been the site of a battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm II defeated the Danes in 1012. Traditionally, the name was derived from the Gaelic Croch Dain (Slaughter of Danes).

Today, Cruden Bay attracts tourists with its hotels and golf course. It has a long, unspoiled, beach made famous by Norwegian aviator Tryggve Gran who made the first solo flight across the North Sea.

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