The lighthouse at Scurdie Ness
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The lighthouse at Scurdie Ness
Image: © James T M Towill Taken: 17 Jun 2022
Captured on a beautiful June evening on a short walk from Ferryden. The lighthouse was first lit in March 1870. In the foreground, the iron structure is called 'The Capstan'. An interpretation board nearby provides further information: 'Sailing vessels still went aground on the Annat Bank [after the building of the lighthouse and other infrastructure]. A rocket with a line attached would be fired over the stranded ship and a cable hauled aboard. Teams of horses harnessed to the capstan would attempt to pull the ship off at high tide'. This photograph was taken during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic of 2020/21/22.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.701694
Longitude
-2.437477