Skate’s Nose Jetty
Skate’s Nose Jetty is a breakwater in Aberdeen, Scotland. Skate’s Nose Jetty is situated nearby to the wharf Abercrombie Jetty, as well as near the obelisk Scarty’s Monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torry Battery and Aberdeen railway station.
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 1,700 feet east of Skate’s Nose Jetty.
Aberdeen railway station
Railway station
Photo: King Bilbo I, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aberdeen railway station is the main railway station in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the busiest railway station in Scotland north of the major cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Aberdeen railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of Skate’s Nose Jetty.
St Fittick’s Church
Ruins
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Fittick’s Church is a ruins, which is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Skate’s Nose Jetty.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Footdee and Balnagask.
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.
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.
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.
Skate’s Nose Jetty
- Type: Breakwater
- Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.14131° or 57° 8′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.06768° or 2° 4′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C9V4WRJ+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 570396311OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=breakwater
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