River Calder
River Calder is a stream in Scotland, United Kingdom. River Calder is situated nearby to the village Lochwinnoch, as well as near the town Beith.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lochwinnoch railway station and Barr Castle.
Lochwinnoch railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lochwinnoch railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
Barr Castle
Castle
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barr Castle is a late medieval tower house. It can be seen today as a ruin on a low ridge to the south of the village of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochwinnoch and Beith.
Lochwinnoch
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochwinnoch is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Lying on the banks of Castle Semple Loch and the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is chiefly a residential dormitory village serving nearby urban centres such as Glasgow and Paisley.
Beith
Town
Photo: Chris Court, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beith is a small town in the Garnock Valley, North Ayrshire, Scotland approximately 20 miles south-west of Glasgow. The town is situated on the crest of a hill and was known originally as the "Hill o' Beith" after its Court Hill. Beith is situated 2½ miles south of River Calder.
Howwood
Village
Photo: JonnyDKeen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Howwood is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is between Johnstone and Lochwinnoch, just off the A737 dual carriageway between the nearby town of Paisley and the Ayrshire border. It is served by Howwood railway station. Howwood is situated 3 miles northeast of River Calder.
River Calder
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Calder”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.78333° or 55° 47′ northLongitude
-4.61667° or 4° 37′ westElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
9C7QQ9MM+88GeoNames ID
2654024
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