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Old photograph of Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Pennan became famous in the 1980s for being used as one of the main locations for the film Local Hero, and representing the fictional village of Ferness.
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The red telephone box at Pennan, is the most called telephone box in Scotland. These calls are created by tourists phoning a relative and asking them to ring back. The Pennan phone box is now a listed building and it is painted with red paint that is used on oil rigs to protect metal work from the harsh North Sea and winds. Pennan and its phone box were used in the 1983 film Local Hero.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
Tour Scotland photograph of cottages and houses in the small fishing village of Pennan, setting of the movie Local Hero on the north coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Pennan seems to have come into existence as a fishing village in the 18th century. Until the 1930s, the population of the village had three main surnames; Watt, Gatt and West. The people of Pennan were dependent on the sea. Most families had small boats for their own personal use. Where the men would catch the fish, it was usually down to the women and children to try to sell it to clients around the country. In the last 50 years, most of the native families have moved out and most of the houses have been bought as holiday homes.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
