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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 759622
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/759622
NJ90NE 7.29 95953 05778
For (predecessor) Roundhouse (NJ 95871 05712), see NJ90NE 7.15.
Formerly entered in error at cited location NJ c. 9608 0587.
(Name cited as Marine Operations Centre). This building is intended to be an iconic landmark, and has been designed around the style of a traditional lighthouse. It is situated at the inward end of the North Pier to allow the Vessel Traffic Services staff visibility over all three arms of the harbour, as well as the entrance. Built at a cost of £4.5 million, it entered service in 2006, succeeding the 'Roundhouse'.
[Includes description of light signals].
Aberdeen City Council [2006].
The location of this building cannot be accurately determined from the available map (GIS) evidence.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 September 2006.
Marine Operations Centre [NAT] (at NJ 95953 05778)
OS (GIS) MasterMap, April 2010.
