Situated near Torry in Aberdeen and at the entrance of the River Dee, Girdleness Lighthouse was designed by Robert Stevenson (grandfather to the author of Kidnapped and other novels) and built by James Gibb in 1833. The shipmaster of Aberdeen requested that a light be established at Girdle Ness, Aberdeen following the wrecking of a whaling ship called the Oscar in 1813. There were only 2 survivors from a crew of 45.
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