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Gourdon Harbour, Lower Leading Light
Beacon (19th Century)
Site Name Gourdon Harbour, Lower Leading Light
Classification Beacon (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Gourdon 1
Canmore ID 280082
Site Number NO87SW 46.04
NGR NO 8264 7074
NGR Description NO c. 8264 7074
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/280082
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Bervie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Kincardineshire
NO87SW 46.04 c. 8264 7074
For upper leading light ('Gourdon 2') at NO 82612 70887, see NO87SW 46.05.
Beacon (Fixed Green or Red) [NAT] (at NO 8264 7074
OS 1:2500 map, 1969.
(Gourdon 1 ('lower leading light'): location cited as NO 827 707). On the inner wall of the harbour: late 19th century. A square-section brick tower. Light set behind small rectangular window below top, with larger opening above housing foghorn.
J R Hume 1997.
The location of this beacon cannot be ascertained from the available map evidence. It is not specifically noted on either the 1969 edition of the OS 1:2500 map or the (GIS) AIB (as at April 2006).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 3 April 2006.
