Rattray, Aberdeenshire

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Rattray is an area near to Crimond, Scotland. There is a village with the same name that was largely destroyed and never recovered after a storm in the 18th century that covered it in sand from the nearby dunes at Rattray Head.

The site had been settled since as far back as 4000BC^[1] due to the natural harbour which was cut off from the sea when the Loch of Strathbeg was created.

On the site of Rattray village, there is a ruined church, St Mary's Chapel where the grave yard can also be visited. ^[2]

Rattray Head is the beach area which has fine golden sands and large sand dunes of up to 30 metres. There is a lighthouse, Rattray Head Lighthouse, that is accessible via. a causeway which is underwater most of the time and only visible at low tide. It is wide enough for a vehicle to cross.

There is a hotel on the edge of the dunes ^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Rattray Head Lighthouse history
• Web Historian Rattray Lighthouse
• Web Historians Guide to Rattray

St Mary's Chapel cemetry	View across the old area of Rattray	A World War II pillar box in the dunes	Rattray Head lighthouse
Rattray House, now a hotel	Sand dunes looking south

Coordinates: 56°35′N 3°19′W