Dippin
Dippin is a farm in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Dippin is situated nearby to the hamlet Kildonan, as well as near the islet Pladda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Pladda is situated 2 miles southwest of Dippin.
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. Giants’ Graves is situated 1½ miles north of Dippin.
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. Pladda Lighthouse is situated 2 miles south of Dippin.
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
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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. Whiting Bay is situated 2½ miles north of Dippin.
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. Kilmory is situated 5 miles west of Dippin.
Dippin
- Type: Farm
- Categories: locality and agriculture
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.45199° or 55° 27′ 7″ northLongitude
-5.10002° or 5° 6′ 0″ westElevation
338 feet (103 metres)Open location code
9C7PFV2X+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3796772058OpenStreetMap feature
place=farmGeoNames ID
2651228
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In Other Languages
“Dippin” goes by many names.
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Dipinn”
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