Inverkip power station
Inverkip power station was an oil-fired power station on the Inverclyde coast, Firth of Clyde, west coast of Scotland. It was closer to Wemyss Bay than Inverkip, and dominated the local area with its 236 m chimney, the third tallest chimney in the United Kingdom and Scotland's tallest free-standing structure.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Brownfield land
- Description: former oil-fired power station in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Inverkip Power Station” and “Site of Inverkip Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inverkip railway station and Wemyss Bay railway station.
Inverkip railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
Inverkip railway station serves the village of Inverkip, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line, located 28+3⁄4 miles west of Glasgow Central. Inverkip railway station is situated 1 mile northeast of Inverkip power station.
Wemyss Bay railway station
Railway station
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wemyss Bay railway station serves the village of Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is a terminus on the Inverclyde Line, about 26 miles west of Glasgow Central. Wemyss Bay railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Inverkip power station.
Ardgowan Castle
Ruins
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardgowan Castle, originally called Inverkip Castle, is located in the Private Garden of "Ardgowan House, Castle & Gardens" near Inverkip, Scotland. It is near the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde, in the former county of Renfrewshire. Ardgowan Castle is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Inverkip power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inverkip and Wemyss Bay.
Inverkip
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inverkip is a village in Inverclyde, the western part of Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland, best known for its large marina. In 2022 its population was 3500.
Wemyss Bay
Village
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wemyss Bay is a village on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the traditional county of Renfrewshire. Wemyss Bay is situated 1½ miles south of Inverkip power station.
Skelmorlie
Village
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skelmorlie is a village in North Ayrshire in the southwest of Scotland. Although it is the northernmost settlement in the council area of North Ayrshire it is contiguous with Wemyss Bay, which is in Inverclyde, and has a PA zone postcode unlike the rest of Ayrshire which is in the KA zone. Skelmorlie is situated 2 miles south of Inverkip power station.
Inverkip power station
- Categories: oil-fired power station, former entity, and industry
- Location: Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.89833° or 55° 53′ 54″ northLongitude
-4.8892° or 4° 53′ 21″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
9C7QV4X6+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 554517166OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=brownfield
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In Other Languages
“Inverkip power station” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale thermique d’Inverkip”
- French: “Centrale thermique d’Inverkip”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Inverkip power station”. Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.