Cryptic clues = station name

[DaleCooper]

Ouch!! Nice one Dale. Your turn.

Thank you, next clue...

Douglas can give a wave to sailors when in front of this station.

 

[Karl]

Dale, thanks for putting this earworm into my head!!

 

[Calthrop]

Apologies if @Karl -- in realms unknown to me -- is getting toward a correct answer; but assuming that he isn't: Kirkconnel?

 

[DaleCooper]

Apologies if @Karl -- in realms unknown to me -- is getting toward a correct answer; but assuming that he isn't: Kirkconnel?

It's not Kirkconnel. I presume you were thinking of Kirk Douglas, that's the wrong Douglas.

This is probably quite a difficult one so hints will be forthcoming.

First hint: It's a coastal location; according to Google maps the station is about 70 metres from the beach.

 

[Calthrop]

I presume you were thinking of Kirk Douglas, that's the wrong Douglas.

I was. Kirk, Donna, Lord Alfred, Bader, Adams, Fairbanks... the list is long. (And despite coastal location, Douglas IOM can't be involved -- not in the United Kingdom.)

 

[GusB]

Barrow-in-Furness?

 

[DaleCooper]

Barrow-in-Furness?

No, not Barrow-in-Furness which appears to be a lot more than 70m from any beach.

 

[DaleCooper]

To recap:
Douglas can give a wave to sailors when in front of this station.
First hint: It's a coastal location; according to Google maps the station is about 70 metres from the beach.
Second hint: Given favourable circumstances the sailors might be able to see Douglas from here.

 

[Karl]

Seascale? You can see the Isle of Man from here and Douglas too?

 

[DaleCooper]

Seascale? You can see the Isle of Man from here and Douglas too?

Seascale is the correct answer. Parts of Douglas are quite high (450ft) so from a high point in Seascale and with a bit of atmospheric refraction you might see Douglas, then again you might not.

To explain the clue:

From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_sea_scale

The Douglas sea scale is a scale which measures the height of the waves and also measures the swell of the sea. The scale is very simple to follow and is expressed in one of 10 degrees.

Your turn...

 

[Karl]

Wow! I didn't really think my guess was correct but I've had a few good days out at Seascale. It's a hidden gem for a day out. No pubs though!

Next clue...

Donkey cobbles!!

 

[neilmc]

I suspect Karl is still on the Cumbrian Coast with ... Braystones?

 

[Karl]

.. another Beautiful place. The walk from Braystones to Nethertown along the beach is a well recommended must. Your turn Neil.

 

[neilmc]

Thanks Karl. I'm going well inland with this one:

He's built a timbered dwelling on the land he owns

 

[ls2270]

Mansfield Woodhouse

 

[neilmc]

Congratulations, Mansfield Woodhouse it is. Your turn.

 

[ls2270]

Try this one:
“Frequently at the bottom.”

 

[Calthrop]

Downham Market??

 

[DaleCooper]

Neath?

 

[ls2270]

Nope neither Downham Market nor Neath but both good guesses.

 

[Strat-tastic]

Lowestoft.

 

[DaleCooper]

Arsenal?

 

[Calthrop]

If we're going to get anatomical -- American version of the a-monosyllable -- Ascott-under-Wychwood? (I like that station -- a far-fetched explanation can usually be found, as to why it's the answer.)

 

[ls2270]

Lowestoft.

If we're going to get anatomical -- American version of the a-monosyllable -- Ascott-under-Wychwood? (I like that station -- a far-fetched explanation can usually be found, as to why it's the answer.)

No it’s strat-tastic that has it...Lowestoft is the correct answer

 

[Strat-tastic]

Ozzie accents.

 

[Calthrop]

Bures?? (I wouldn't think "burr", very descriptive of how our friends from Down Under speak -- but you never know...)

 

[DaleCooper]

Strines?

 

[Strat-tastic]

Strines?

Correctamundo!

 

[DaleCooper]

The only Strine phrases I can remember are: "Rise up lides" and "Spewfle climb a treely"

Anyway next clue:

The station's name must be in block capitals and clearly legible as byelaws require.

 

[Karl]

Upper Tyndrum