Lighthouse Hill
Lighthouse Hill is an island in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Lighthouse Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Portencross, as well as near the village Kilchattan Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
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.
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.
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 Lighthouse Hill.
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.
Lighthouse Hill
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.722° or 55° 43′ 19″ northLongitude
-4.95762° or 4° 57′ 27″ westElevation
404 feet (123 metres)Open location code
9C7QP2CR+RXGeoNames ID
12609236
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