LOL! Can I join in? I luv a good puzzlethang!
From the info, I'd kinda say either of 'em could be South Ythsie, but I'd deffo go with you on the 2nd one Chris.
I don't think South Ythsie was all that neat back then, plus the tower means it can't really be anywhere else - that I can think of anyway.
Not sure about first one being Berrybrae tho. Surely Fitz'd've mentioned the trees around it? Also, altho I've never been right up to it (as documented on the Berrybrae page - grrrr!!!) Berrybrae's never looked terribly 'neat' to me thru my big lens....
Strichen? Shieldon?
You still interested Fitz? How far were they from each other (if you can remember!!!!)? How far from Peterhead & Aberdeen?
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Moth