Whiting Bay
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wemyss Bay railway station and Skelmorlie Parish Church.
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.
Inverkip power station
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wemyss Bay and Skelmorlie.
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.
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.
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.
Whiting Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.88742° or 55° 53′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.8996° or 4° 53′ 59″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C7QV4P2+X5GeoNames ID
11128386
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