Lighthouse At Scurdie Ness On Visit To Angus On The North East Coast Of Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the lighthouse at Scurdie Ness a headland located on the South side of the River South Esk estuary, Montrose, on ancestry visit to the North East coast of Angus. The lighthouse was built by David Stevenson and Thomas Stevenson and at 6 pm on Tuesday 1 March 1870 the tower was lit for the first time. During World War II the lighthouse was temporarily painted black so that it could not be used by the German bombers as a daytime reference point. The light was not illuminated except when requested by the Royal Navy. The word Scurdie is a local word for the volcanic rock found there and Ness means a promontory, cape or headland. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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