Dippin Head
Dippin Head is a cape in Scotland, United Kingdom. Dippin Head is situated nearby to the neighborhood Largybeg, as well as near the hamlet Kildonan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pladda and Giants’ Graves.
Pladda
Islet
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Pladda is an uninhabited island 1 km off the south coast of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde at grid reference NS027191, western Scotland. It is home to the automated Pladda Lighthouse.
Giants’ Graves
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Giants' Graves are the remains of two Neolithic chambered tombs on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. They are situated within 40 metres of each other, and stand on a ridge 120 metres above the sea in a clearing in a forest, overlooking Whiting Bay to the south.
Pladda Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Pladda Lighthouse is an active 18th century lighthouse situated at the southern end of the island of Pladda in western Scotland. The lighthouse dates from 1790 and was designed by Thomas Smith.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kildonan and Whiting Bay.
Kildonan
Hamlet
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Kildonan is a village on the south coast of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilmory.
Whiting Bay
Village
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whiting Bay is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland four miles south of Lamlash and eight miles south of Brodick. With more than 600 inhabitants it’s the third largest village on the island of Arran, behind Lamlash and Brodick.
Kilmory
Hamlet
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Kilmory is a small village on the south coast of the Isle of Arran, located on the coastal road between Lagg and Kildonan. Kilmory is also the parish of the western side of the Isle of Arran.
Dippin Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.45383° or 55° 27′ 14″ northLongitude
-5.08542° or 5° 5′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C7PFW37+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 13119068422OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2651227Wikidata ID
Q24649320
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dippin Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dippin Head”
- Swedish: “Dippin Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Largybeg and Drimlabarra.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kildonan, dun site and Kildonan Castle.
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