Just east of town, the Tarlair open-air swimming pool is now a striking ruin on the rocks, its Art Deco terraces slowly being reclaimed by salt spray and grass. It was built in 1933 as a seaside bathing complex and operated until 1995, when maintenance costs finally outran the capacity of the local council to justify them. What remains is an unusually atmospheric derelict site: curved concrete decks, rusted iron railings, and the tidal pool still filling twice a day despite nobody in it.
Model-boat enthusiasts still use the outer basin on calm days, launching replicas from the crumbling jetty. The rock formation just east of the pool is called the E'e o' the Needle — a natural arch worn through the cliff by the sea. The walk out from Macduff takes about 20 minutes and rewards with views back across the bay toward Banff. There is no entrance fee or restriction on visiting; the ruin is open at all times.