Garroch Head
Garroch Head is a cape in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Garroch Head is situated nearby to the locality Soth Kelspoke, as well as near the village Kilchattan Bay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Glencallum Bay Lighthouse and Dunagoil.
Glencallum Bay Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glencallum Bay Lighthouse is a lighthouse on a point on the northernmost side of Glencallum Bay on the Isle of Bute. Its Gaelic name is the Rubh' An Eun which means the point of the birds.
Dunagoil
Archaeological site
Dunagoil is a vitrified fort or dun on the Isle of Bute – an Iron Age hill fort whose ramparts have been melted by intense heat. It stands on a volcanic headland and gives its name to the bay that it overlooks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilchattan Bay and Millport.
Kilchattan Bay
Village
Photo: Andrew Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilchattan Bay is a village on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. It lies on the island's southern end, along the coast road at the foot of a steep hill called the Suidhe Chattan which shields the village from the prevailing westerly wind.
Millport
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of Ayrshire, with Millport as its only settlement, and a population of 1376 in 2011. The island is about 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide, roughly tooth-shaped, with a broad bay indenting its south coast.
Garroch Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: point in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.72125° or 55° 43′ 17″ northLongitude
-5.02989° or 5° 1′ 48″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C7PPXCC+F2OpenStreetMap ID
node 8640565992OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Garroch Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Garroch Head”
- Swedish: “Garroch Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Soth Kelspoke and Kingarth.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Barr Hill and St Blane’s Hill.
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