Rattray Head

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File:The Hassy, Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire.jpg
Looking south across the sand dunes at Rattray Head

Rattray Head (Audio file "Rattray Head.ogg" not found),[1] 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. The dunes at Rattray Head beach can be up to 75 feet (23 m) high and stretch 17 miles (27 km) from St Combs to Peterhead.[2][3]

Rattray Head lighthouse

The 120-foot (37 m)[2][3] Rattray Head lighthouse was built in 1895.[4][5] It was built by the engineers and brothers David Alan Stevenson and Charles Alexander Stevenson. In February 1982 it became unmanned and self-working.[2][3]

The lighthouse is accessible by way of a causeway that is usually underwater being only visible at low tide. It is wide enough for a vehicle to cross.

Remains of several shipwrecks can still be seen on the beach.[2][3]

References

  1. The Online Scots Dictionary
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  4. The lighthouse
  5. Rattray Head Lighthouse

External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

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