Little Cumbrae New Lighthouse
Little Cumbrae New Lighthouse is a lighthouse in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Little Cumbrae New Lighthouse is situated nearby to the ruins Little Cumbrae Old Lighthouse, as well as near the village Kilchattan Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cumbrae Lighthouse” and “Little Cumbrae Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Little Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae Old Lighthouse.
Little Cumbrae
Island
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde, in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies south of Great Cumbrae, its larger neighbour. The underlying geology is igneous with limited outcrops of sedimentary rock.
Little Cumbrae Old Lighthouse
Ruins
Photo: Raibeart MacAoidh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Cumbrae Old Lighthouse is a ruins, which is situated 1,900 feet east of Little Cumbrae New Lighthouse.
Little Cumbrae Castle
Photo: Eddie Dowds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Cumbrae Castle sits on Castle Island or Allin Tuirail from the Scottish Gaelic: eilean tùr nan uaislean meaning "islet of the nobles' tower", a small tidal island situated off the east coast of Little Cumbrae, in the Firth of Clyde. Little Cumbrae Castle is situated 1 mile east of Little Cumbrae New Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Millport and Kilchattan Bay.
Millport
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of Ayrshire, with Millport as its only settlement, and a population of 1376 in 2011. The island is about 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide, roughly tooth-shaped, with a broad bay indenting its south coast.
Kilchattan Bay
Village
Photo: Andrew Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilchattan Bay is a village on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. It lies on the island's southern end, along the coast road at the foot of a steep hill called the Suidhe Chattan which shields the village from the prevailing westerly wind. Kilchattan Bay is situated 3 miles northwest of Little Cumbrae New Lighthouse.
West Kilbride
West Kilbride is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast, with a population of 4860 in 2022. Named for St Brigit of Kildare, it was traditionally a weaving, potato-growing and sheep-farming town.
Little Cumbrae New Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.72112° or 55° 43′ 16″ northLongitude
-4.96698° or 4° 58′ 1″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9C7QP2CM+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 842463364OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11611072Wikidata ID
Q28790188
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In Other Languages
“Little Cumbrae New Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Little Cumbrae”
- French: “Phare de Little Cumbrae”
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