Colonel Rock
Colonel Rock is a reef in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Colonel Rock is situated nearby to the locality Kinnaird Head, as well as near the suburb Broadsea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wine Tower and Fraserburgh Breakwater Light.
Wine Tower
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Kinnaird Head is a headland projecting into the North Sea, within the town of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, on the east coast of Scotland. The 16th-century Kinnaird Castle was converted in 1787 for use as the Kinnaird Head Lighthouse, the first lighthouse in Scotland to be lit by the Commissioners of Northern Lights.
Fraserburgh Breakwater Light
Lighthouse
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Fraserburgh Breakwater Light is a lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinnaird Head and Fraserburgh.
Kinnaird Head
Locality
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Kinnaird Head is a headland projecting into the North Sea, within the town of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, on the east coast of Scotland. The 16th-century Kinnaird Castle was converted in 1787 for use as the Kinnaird Head Lighthouse, the first lighthouse in Scotland to be lit by the Commissioners of Northern Lights.
Fraserburgh
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Fraserburgh is a fishing port in Aberdeenshire, with a population in 2020 of 13,000. In the 19th century it was a major port for herring, and shell-fishing is still an important local industry. It hosts the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
Broadsea
Suburb
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Broadsea is a community situated in Aberdeenshire in the north east of Scotland. It is a long-standing fishing community at the north edge of Fraserburgh. Broadsea is situated 2 miles west of Colonel Rock.
Colonel Rock
- Type: Reef
- Category: landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.7° or 57° 42′ northLongitude
-1.96667° or 1° 58′ westOpen location code
9C9WM2XM+X8GeoNames ID
2652535
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fraserburgh Bay and Kinnaird Head Lighthouses.
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