Beacon Rock
Beacon Rock is an islet in Scotland, United Kingdom. Beacon Rock is situated nearby to the islet Fowler Rock, as well as near the museum HMS Unicorn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Unicorn and RRS Discovery.
HMS Unicorn
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HMS Unicorn is a surviving sailing frigate of the successful Leda class, although the original design had been modified by the time that the Unicorn was built, to incorporate a circular stern and "small-timber" system of construction. HMS Unicorn is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Beacon Rock.
RRS Discovery
RRS Discovery is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland for Antarctic research. Launched in 1901, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the United Kingdom. RRS Discovery is situated 2,700 feet west of Beacon Rock.North Carr Lightship
Photo: Timwether, Public domain.
North Carr is the last remaining Scottish lightship. She is 101 feet in length, 25 feet in beam and 268 tons. The purpose of the vessel was to warn mariners by sight, light or sound of the dangers of the North Carr rocks which are situated 1.7 miles off Fife Ness at the turning point for vessels sailing between the Forth and the Tay. North Carr Lightship is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Beacon Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundee and Dundee city centre.
Dundee
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dundee is an industrial city and port, historically part of Angus county in northeast Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Tay, which here broadens out into the North Sea, and in 2022 had a population of 148,000.
Dundee city centre
Suburb
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Until the Industrial Revolution, the current City Centre represented the full extent of the City of Dundee, Scotland. Now roughly encircled by the A991 dual carriageway, the city centre is now the main shopping and commercial district.
Stobswell
Suburb
Stobswell is an area of Dundee, Scotland with a population of approximately 10,000. It was originally a small hamlet outside the city until the Industrial Revolution caused the growth of Dundee.
Beacon Rock
- Type: Islet
- Categories: rock, locality, and landform
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.45885° or 56° 27′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.95513° or 2° 57′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C8VF25V+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1384404508OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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