Gantock Lighthouse
Gantock Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Gantock Lighthouse is situated nearby to the lighthouse Gantock Rocks Light, as well as near The Gantocks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gantock Rocks Light and The Gantocks.
The Gantocks
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gantocks is a small group of rocks lying off Dunoon in the upper Firth of Clyde, West of Scotland. A navigation beacon was constructed on the rocks circa 1886.
Castle House Museum
Museum
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle House Museum is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Gantock Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunoon and Kirn.
Dunoon
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Hunters Quay
Village
Photo: Dave Conner, CC BY 2.0.
Hunters Quay is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Situated between Kirn to the south and Ardnadam to the north, Hunters Quay is the main base of Western Ferries, operating between Hunters Quay and McInroy's Point. Hunters Quay is situated 2 miles north of Gantock Lighthouse.
Gantock Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94082° or 55° 56′ 27″ northLongitude
-4.9178° or 4° 55′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C7QW3RJ+8VGeoNames ID
11611079
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