Whitefarland Buoy
Whitefarland Buoy is a beacon in Inverclyde, Scotland. Whitefarland Buoy is situated nearby to the suburb Fort Matilda, as well as near Greenock West.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Matilda railway station and Finnart St Paul’s Church.
Fort Matilda railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Matilda railway station lies at the far western edge of the town of Greenock, Scotland. It is a non-staffed station, and is the last stop before the terminus of Gourock railway station on the Inverclyde Line out of Glasgow Central station. Fort Matilda railway station is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Whitefarland Buoy.
Finnart St Paul’s Church
Church
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finnart St Paul’s Church is situated 3,900 feet south of Whitefarland Buoy.
Gourock railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gourock railway station is a terminus of the Inverclyde Line, located at Gourock pierhead, Scotland. It was originally closely integrated with an extensive clyde steamer pier as well as serving the coastal resort town. Gourock railway station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Whitefarland Buoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Matilda and Gourock.
Fort Matilda
Suburb
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Fort Matilda is an area of the town of Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland. Its name comes from a coastal battery built on Whiteforeland Point 1814–1819 to defend the River Clyde.
Gourock
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gourock is a ferry port on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland. Most visitors are only passing through, to catch ferries to Dunoon in Argyll. In 2022 Gourock had a population of 10,200.
Greenock West
Suburb
Greenock West, also known simply as the West End, is an area of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The streets are in a grid like layout referred to as blocks as opposed to the irregular street patterns elsewhere in the town.
Whitefarland Buoy
- Type: Beacon
- Category: transportation
- Location: Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.96859° or 55° 58′ 7″ northLongitude
-4.788° or 4° 47′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C7QX696+CQGeoNames ID
11611496
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