Garroch Head

Garroch Head is a cape in , , . Garroch Head is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glencallum Bay Lighthouse and Dunagoil.

Lighthouse
is a lighthouse on a point on the northernmost side of Glencallum Bay on the . Its Gaelic name is the Rubh' An Eun which means the point of the birds.

Archaeological site
is a vitrified fort or dun on the – 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.

Village
is a on the , . 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.

Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of , with 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

Latitude
55.72125° or 55° 43′ 17″ north
Longitude
-5.02989° or 5° 1′ 48″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
9C7PPXCC+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8640565992
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2648847
Wiki­data ID
Q24643653
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Satellite Map

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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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