Girdle Ness Lighthouse (or Girdleness 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. [1]

Girdle Ness Lighthouse is situated on the Girdle Ness Peninsula just south of the entrance to Aberdeen harbour. Girdle Ness Lighthouse was established in 1833 and engineered by Robert Stevenson. The lighthouse is listed as a building of Architectural/Historic interest.

Jun 2, 2021 · Things to do ranked using Tripadvisor data including reviews, ratings, number of page views, and user location. 1. Girdleness Lighthouse. If you’re in or around Torry , and interested in lighthouses, then it’s worthwhile having a …

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Dec 19, 2022 · Jutting out into the North Sea, a shining beacon alerts ships to the north-east coast each night and marks the presence of Aberdeen to crews and captains. The Girdle Ness Lighthouse, which is located in Balnagask, Torry, has served the …

Situated near Torry in Aberdeen and at the entrance of the River Dee, Girdleness Lighthouse was designed by Robert Louis Stevenson (grandfather to the author of the same name who wrote Treasure Island, Kidnapped and other novels) and built by James Gibb in 1833.

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The lighthouse is located on Girdle Ness Peninsula, by the south entrance to Aberdeen Harbour. Like others of its kind, Girdle Ness lighthouse is picturesque — indeed, it is the one that features on the front cover of Robert Munro's book on Scottish lighthouses.

A prominent A-listed landmark overlooking Girdle Ness at the eastern end of the Balnagask Headland (Aberdeen City), Girdle Ness Lighthouse is situated 2 miles (3 km) east southeast of the centre of Aberdeen.

The Girdleness lighthouse was of a state-of-the-art, ground-breaking design, incorporating a double light, one above the other, in a tower that rose an incredible 121ft above the ground. The Astronomer Royal, Sir George Airy, described the lighthouse in 1847: “fronted to seaward with weather-resisting glass a quarter of an inch thick and gun ...