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Girdle Ness Lighthouse

Girdle Ness Lighthouse is situated near on the Girdle Ness peninsula just south of the entrance to 's harbour, in Scotland. It is an active light, managed by the Northern Lighthouse Board.
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Photo: Alan Jamieson, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Girdleness Lighthouse” and “Girdleness Lighthouse, Greyhope Road, Aberdeen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torry Battery and Pittodrie Stadium.

Ruins
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an artillery battery near in , , which has overlooked the city's harbour since 1860. It was originally constructed for nine guns with a defensible barracks at the rear. is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Girdle Ness Lighthouse.

Stadium
Photo: Lewismccabe10, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, commonly referred to as Pittodrie, from which the surrounding residential area has taken its name, is an all-seater stadium in , Scotland. is situated 2 miles northwest of Girdle Ness Lighthouse.

Railway station
Photo: King Bilbo I, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the main railway station in , Scotland. It is the busiest railway station in Scotland north of the major cities of and . is situated 2 miles west of Girdle Ness Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balnagask and Footdee.

Quarter
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area of , a burgh of in Scotland. is said to mean "the village in the hollow" in Gaelic. The Estate stretched from the golf course to the fields that overlooked both the Bay of Nigg and the railway line.

Suburb
Photo: Ettore Timi, CC BY 2.5.
, locally known as Fittie, is a picturesque area of , Scotland. A former fishing village, it lies at the entrance to Aberdeen Harbour. The name appears to mean "foot of the Dee", but it has also been linked to Fittick, a local saint.

Suburb
is a suburb of , , lying on the south bank of the River Dee. It was historically part of the county of Kincardineshire and was absorbed into the city of Aberdeen in 1891.

Girdle Ness Lighthouse

Latitude
57.13902° or 57° 8′ 21″ north
Longitude
-2.04857° or 2° 2′ 55″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Height
121 feet (37 metres)
Operator
Northern Lighthouse Board
Open location code
9C9V4XQ2+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1082788983
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
9782422
Wiki­data ID
Q17576459
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Girdle Ness Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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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 “Girdle Ness Lighthouse”. Photo: Alan Jamieson, CC BY 2.0.