Rattray Head
Rattray Head, historically Rattray Point, is a headland in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, on the north-east coast Scotland. To north lies Strathbeg Bay and Rattray Bay is to its south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: headland in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Rattary Head”
- Historically known as: “Rattray Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rattray Head lighthouse.
Rattray Head lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rattray Head, historically Rattray Point, is a headland in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, on the north-east coast Scotland. To north lies Strathbeg Bay and Rattray Bay is to its south.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crimond and St Fergus.
Crimond
Village
Photo: Sagaciousphil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crimond is a village in Aberdeenshire, in the northeast of Scotland, located 9 miles northwest of the port of Peterhead and just over 2 miles from the coast. Crimond is situated 3½ miles west of Rattray Head.
St Fergus
Village
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St Fergus is a village in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. St Fergus lies 1 mile from the North Sea coast and 3 miles north-west of Peterhead. St Fergus is situated 3½ miles south of Rattray Head.
St Combs
Village
Photo: Ken Pickering, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Combs is a small fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, immediately southeast of Inverallochy. It has existed since at least the 17th century, and takes its name from a church to St Colm that used to exist in the area and was abandoned in 1607. St Combs is situated 4½ miles northwest of Rattray Head.
Rattray Head
- Categories: headland and cape
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.61147° or 57° 36′ 41″ northLongitude
-1.82184° or 1° 49′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C9WJ56H+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 8260439803OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rattray Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rattray Head”
- Chinese: “拉特里角”
- French: “Rattray Head”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rattray Head”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rattray Point”
- Swedish: “Rattray Head”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include old Coastguard Houses and Rattray Castle.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rattray Head”. Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.