Cloch Lighthouse

Cloch or Cloch Point is a point on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, Inverclyde, Scotland. There has been a lighthouse on the point since 1797 to warn ships of The Gantocks, a shipping hazard in the Firth.

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Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse on Cloch Point, Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Cloch lighthouse” and “Cloch Point Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle Levan and Lunderston Bay.

Castle Levan

Castle

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Castle Levan is a fortified tower house in Levan area of Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland. A building had been on the site from the 14th century, but the present structure was substantially enlarged after 1547 and formed part of the Ardgowan Estates. Castle Levan is situated 1 mile northeast of Cloch Lighthouse.

Lunderston Bay

Park

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Lunderston Bay is located on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde, by the A770 road approximately midway between the town of Gourock and the village of Inverkip. Lunderston Bay is situated 4,100 feet south of Cloch Lighthouse.

Gantock Rocks Light

Lighthouse

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Gantock Rocks Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 1½ miles west of Cloch Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunoon and Kirn.

Dunoon

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Dunoon is the ferry port and only town on the Cowal peninsula, in Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands. It's 30 miles from Glasgow yet cut off by Loch Long to the east and Loch Fyne to the west.

Kirn

Village

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Kirn is a village on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands on the west shore of the Firth of Clyde on the Cowal peninsula. It now forms part of the continuous habitation between Dunoon and Hunters Quay, where the Holy Loch joins the Firth of Clyde. Kirn is situated 2 miles northwest of Cloch Lighthouse.