Rattray Head lighthouse
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 |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Rattray Head” and “Rattray Head Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Fergus Gas Terminal.
St Fergus Gas Terminal
The St Fergus Gas Terminal is a large gas terminal found near St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is protected by the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. The other main UK gas terminals are at Bacton, Norfolk and the Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire. St Fergus Gas Terminal is situated 2½ miles south of Rattray Head lighthouse.Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Fergus and Crimond.
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 lighthouse.
Crimond
Village
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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 lighthouse.
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 5 miles northwest of Rattray Head lighthouse.
Rattray Head lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.61006° or 57° 36′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.81629° or 1° 48′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C9WJ56M+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 898145442OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11152811Wikidata ID
Q17777585
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In Other Languages
“Rattray Head lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Rattray Head”
- French: “Phare de Rattray Head”
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