Where is .....

Gourdon? or possibly Johnshaven?

If it is Gourdon, I seem to recall that there is a rock bang on the leading line, so best not to pick it up until you are quite close to the harbour.
 
Well it is gala day and it is murky, so I guess it could be anywhere on the Scottish East coast.
 
I think it's the upper leading light at the back of Torry for Aberdeen Harbour.
 
I am going to take an educated guess its Stonehaven. I have never sailed into Stonehaven but that road is orientated correctly for the steep hill that runs down hill from North to South into the harbour area. The leading light is on the correct side of the road and pointing the right way; however, I cant say for sure as I have only walked around Stonehaven.
 
I don't believe that it's Stonehaven as the roads going 'up' instead of down, if that makes any sense!
Could it be Johnshaven?
 
KenMcCulloch said:
It's certainly the upper leading light for somewhere, but not Aberdeen. Somewhere much nicer, and not so very far away. (from Aberdeen that is.)
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There are a limited number of options "not very far from Aberdeen". Off the top of my head, and I am fairly confident it is not Arbroath, you have Auchmithy (nope), Montrose, Gourdon, Johnshaven, Catterline, Stonehaven, Cove, Collieston, Port Errol, Boddam, Peterheed, Fraserburgh. If it is on that list, suspect it must be Boddam.
 
Romeo said:
There are a limited number of options "not very far from Aberdeen". Off the top of my head, and I am fairly confident it is not Arbroath, you have Auchmithy (nope), Montrose, Gourdon, Johnshaven, Catterline, Stonehaven, Cove, Collieston, Port Errol, Boddam, Peterheed, Fraserburgh. If it is on that list, suspect it must be Boddam.
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'Not so very far away' in this context was in comparison to previous guesses involving places like Grimsby or places where they speak Breton. You could certainly make it here from Aberdeen in a day and a night if you had the right winds and most importantly you get the tides right.
 
KenMcCulloch said:
'Not so very far away' in this context was in comparison to previous guesses involving places like Grimsby or places where they speak Breton. You could certainly make it here from Aberdeen in a day and a night if you had the right winds and most importantly you get the tides right.
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Somewhere in the Orkneys? Or somewhere on the north coast near Scrabster?
Main tidal gate "near" Aberdeen is the Pentland Firth.

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Stromness?
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Hellihole Road, Stromness:
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Image courtesy of Mr Google. I was about to be a smart **** and say it is the lower leading light - but since both the upper (just visible) and the lower leading lights are in your picture I won't!
Is the prize a virtual one?
 
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