The Cruden Bay website might give the reason for a beacon being there:
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The first you see of Cruden Bay is St James's Church, prominently positioned on Chapel Hill amid open fields, with a spire that makes it one of the most prominent landmarks in the area.
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The Cruden Bay Hotel was used as a hospital in WW2.
Presumably there must have been something to cause a bomber to drop 4 bombs, possibly the kids flashing the Victory sign?
Would it still have been light at that time?