Birch Point

Birch Point is a point in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Birch Point is situated nearby to the village Corrie, as well as near the hamlet Cladach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brodick Castle and Goat Fell.

Brodick Castle

Castle

Photo: Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brodick Castle is a castle situated outside the port of Brodick on the Isle of Arran, an island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It was previously a seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland. Brodick Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Birch Point.

Goat Fell

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Clydecoast, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Goat Fell is the highest point on the Isle of Arran. At 875 metres, it is one of four Corbetts on the island. The mountain, along with nearby Brodick Castle, is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland. Goat Fell is situated 2½ miles west of Birch Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cladach and Corrie.

Cladach

Hamlet

Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Note: Cladach is a general Scottish Gaelic word for "beach" or "shore" and occurs in many Scottish placenames Cladach is a tiny settlement on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Cladach is situated 2 miles southwest of Birch Point.

Corrie

Village

Photo: Clydecoast, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Corrie is a village on the north east coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland, 6 miles north of Brodick. It lies 2 mi due east under the island's highest mountain, Goat Fell. Corrie is situated 2 miles north of Birch Point.

Home Farm

Locality

Home Farm was the estate farm for Brodick Castle. It now houses a series of tourist enterprises including a cheese shop and Arran Aromatics. This was the site of Khartoum which was a kind of shanty town. Home Farm is situated 2 miles southwest of Birch Point.

Birch Point

Type: Point
Category: landform
Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.61667° or 55° 37′ north

Longitude

-5.13333° or 5° 8′ west

Elevation

197 feet (60 metres)

Open location code

9C7PJV88+MM

GeoNames ID

2655626

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