It is late December - isn't it?

A beautiful, sunny day but with a chill in the air.

We had a walk along Monifeith Beach. The sunlight was magnificent and I was hard pressed as to which photo to choose - but this one won! To look at the photo you would think it was high summer but it was good to be well wrapped up because it was chilly.

In the far distance you can see a lighthouse which is on Ministry of Defence land, since this is the Barry Buddon Army Training Centre.
The land was sold to the War Office by Lord Panmure in 1897 for use as a military training area, and served in this role ever since.

The area features some 20 ranges, used mainly for infantry training, with small arms, light and medium mortars, and anti-tank weapons being fired. The site covers 2,300 acres (930 hectares), with 600 acres (240 hectares) of foreshore extending into a similar area of sea which is included in the danger area. The accommodation camp itself has accommodation for 507, and caters for an annual throughput of up to 30,000 personnel arriving from the three services, cadets, and a number of civilian sources.It is such a lovely spot that it has a Forces nickname, Barry Butlins.