Peterhead Bay
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Peterhead Bay by Martyn Gorman as part of the Geograph project.
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Peterhead Bay
Image: © Martyn Gorman Taken: Unknown
In the background the breakwater built by convict labour. In the middle distance silos of drilling mud for the offshore oil industry and yachts berthed in the Peterhead marina. In the foreground the roofs of holiday caravans and the "Lido" sands.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.496852
Longitude
-1.796441