Skelmorlie Beacon
Skelmorlie Beacon is a beacon in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Skelmorlie Beacon is situated nearby to the village Toward, as well as near Wemyss Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Wemyss Bay railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Skelmorlie Beacon.
Skelmorlie Parish Church
Church
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skelmorlie Parish Church is situated 2 miles east of Skelmorlie Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Toward and Skelmorlie.
Toward
Village
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Toward is a village near Dunoon, west of Scotland, in the south of the Cowal Peninsula. During World War II, the Toward area was a training centre called HMS Brontosaurus also known as the No 2 Combined Training Centre, based at Castle Toward. Toward is situated 1½ miles west of Skelmorlie Beacon.
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. Skelmorlie is situated 2 miles east of Skelmorlie Beacon.
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. Wemyss Bay is situated 2 miles northeast of Skelmorlie Beacon.
Skelmorlie Beacon
- Type: Beacon
- Category: transportation
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.86087° or 55° 51′ 39″ northLongitude
-4.93892° or 4° 56′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C7QV366+8CGeoNames ID
11611452
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