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Whiting Bay

Whiting Bay is a village located on the in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland four miles south of and eight miles south of . With more than 600 inhabitants it’s the third largest village on the island of Arran, behind Lamlash and Brodick.
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Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Giants’ Graves and Holy Isle Inner Lighthouse.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Giants' Graves are the remains of two Neolithic chambered tombs on the in . 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.

Lighthouse
Photo: L J Cunningham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles northeast of Whiting Bay.

Lighthouse
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is situated 2½ miles northeast of Whiting Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lamlash and Kildonan.

Village
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is a village on the , in the , . It lies three miles south of the island's main settlement and ferry port , in a sheltered bay on the island's east coast, facing the Holy Isle. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Whiting Bay.

Hamlet
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is a village on the south coast of the in the , . The village is within the parish of Kilmory. is situated 3½ miles south of Whiting Bay.

Neighborhood
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is a tiny community on the in the , . It is really a suburb of the much larger village of . There are no amenities to speak of in the area, save for a local guest house. is situated 6 miles north of Whiting Bay.

Whiting Bay

Latitude
55.48983° or 55° 29′ 23″ north
Longitude
-5.09494° or 5° 5′ 42″ west
Population
647
Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)
Open location code
9C7PFWQ4+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31488741
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7869916
Wiki­data ID
Q3567813
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Whiting Bay” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Whiting Bay”
  • Catalan: “Whiting Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Whiting Bay (luuk sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
  • Dutch: “Whiting Bay”
  • French: “Whiting Bay”
  • Irish: “Eadar Dhá Rubha”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Am Bàgh”
  • Spanish: “Whiting Bay”
  • Swedish: “Whiting Bay (vik i Storbritannien)”
  • Swedish: “Whiting Bay”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Whiting Bay Post Office and Arran Art Gallery.

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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 “Whiting Bay”. Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.