Roseneath Point
Roseneath Point is a point in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Roseneath Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Portkil, as well as near the village Rosneath.Places of Interest
Highlights include MV Captayannis and Helensburgh Central railway station.
MV Captayannis
Disaster remains
Photo: Hassanghani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Captayannis was a Greek sugar-carrying vessel that sank in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland in 1974. Known as the Sugar Boat locally.
Helensburgh Central railway station
Railway station
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helensburgh Central railway station serves the town of Helensburgh on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde, near Glasgow, Scotland. The station is a terminus on the North Clyde Line, sited 24 miles 31 chains from Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Singer and Maryhill. Helensburgh Central railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Roseneath Point.
St Michael and All Angels’ Church
Church
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Michael and All Angels’ Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of Roseneath Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portkil and Helensburgh.
Portkil
Hamlet
Portkil is a village on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and is at the south end of the Rosneath Peninsula.
Helensburgh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, on the north bank of the River Clyde 30 miles west of Glasgow, at the opening of Gare Loch. It developed from the 19th century once ferries and the railway connected it to Glasgow: wealthy business people built their villas here, and made sure to keep heavy industry away from their bosky avenues.
Rosneath
Village
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosneath is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It sits on the western shore of the Gare Loch, 2 miles northwest of the tip of the Rosneath Peninsula. Rosneath is situated 2 miles northwest of Roseneath Point.
Roseneath Point
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.98754° or 55° 59′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.76845° or 4° 46′ 6″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9C7QX6QJ+2JGeoNames ID
11611084
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