Gregness Breakwater
Gregness Breakwater is a breakwater in Aberdeen, Scotland. Gregness Breakwater is situated nearby to the wharf Crathes Quay, as well as near Dunnottar Quay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Girdle Ness Lighthouse and St Fittick’s Church.
Girdle Ness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Alan Jamieson, CC BY 2.0.
Girdle Ness Lighthouse is situated near Torry Battery on the Girdle Ness peninsula just south of the entrance to Aberdeen's harbour, in Scotland. It is an active light, managed by the Northern Lighthouse Board. Girdle Ness Lighthouse is situated 3,100 feet north of Gregness Breakwater.
St Fittick’s Church
Ruins
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Fittick’s Church is a ruins, which is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Gregness Breakwater.
Torry Battery
Ruins
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Torry Battery is an artillery battery near Torry in Aberdeen, Scotland, which has overlooked the city's harbour since 1860. It was originally constructed for nine guns with a defensible barracks at the rear. Torry Battery is situated 1 mile northwest of Gregness Breakwater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balnagask and Footdee.
Balnagask
Quarter
Photo: Lizzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balnagask is an area of Torry, a burgh of Aberdeen in Scotland. Balnagask is said to mean "the village in the hollow" in Gaelic. The Balnagask Estate stretched from the golf course to the fields that overlooked both the Bay of Nigg and the railway line.
Footdee
Suburb
Photo: Ettore Timi, CC BY 2.5.
Footdee, locally known as Fittie, is a picturesque area of Aberdeen, 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.
Torry
Suburb
Torry is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, 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.
Gregness Breakwater
- Type: Breakwater
- Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.13057° or 57° 7′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.04534° or 2° 2′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C9V4XJ3+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1172787094OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=breakwater
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Highlights include Crathes Quay and Dunnottar Quay.
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