A building near a beauty spot that had been abandoned for more than two decades has been brought back to life. The property, located on Burghead Beach, has been transformed into the Cable Café thanks to the work of businesswoman Elaine Sutherland. It had laid crumbling and in a state of disrepair becoming an “eyesore” in an otherwise scenic location.
Residents of the town have long hoped to see the 19th-century building revived. And after nearly six months of work, their hopes were answered when the café opened its doors to the public last weekend. Ms Sutherland said: “The support that the people of Burghead have given us is just amazing.
We really can’t thank them enough. “The location is the main thing. You can’t beat it really because it’s so beautiful and you’re right on the water.
“I just thought it was such a shame because it had been empty for so long and it was just an eyesore. “It’s great to see that now it has been done up a little bit people are sitting outside and enjoying themselves. “It’s just such a positive place with so much to give.
” The business’ name comes from the building’s initial use as an old junction box where cables would run up the coast to Shetland and over to Aberdeen. It is believed to be one of 16 buildings across Scotland that helped facilitate communication between these different places. Part of the original cable can still be seen on the beach today.
But having served that purpose, the building became ste.