Kilcreggan

Kilcreggan is a village in , on the tip of the Rosneath peninsula. To the east of the peninsula is Gare Loch, west is Loch Long, and south is the Firth of Clyde.
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  • Type: Village with 1,280 residents
  • Description: village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Cille Chreagain”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gourock railway station and Granny Kempock Stone.

Railway station
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is a terminus of the Inverclyde Line, located at pierhead, Scotland. It was originally closely integrated with an extensive clyde steamer pier as well as serving the coastal resort town.

Archaeological site
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The megalithic Kempock Stone, popularly known as Granny Kempock, stands on a cliff behind Kempock Street, the main shopping street in , .

Railway station
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lies at the far western edge of the town of , Scotland. It is a non-staffed station, and is the last stop before the terminus of on the Inverclyde Line out of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gourock and Helensburgh.

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is a ferry port on in the of Scotland. Most visitors are only passing through, to catch ferries to in Argyll. In 2022 had a population of 10,200.

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is a town in , 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.

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is a port on the Clyde estuary, with a population of 41,000 in 2020. Historically it was part of Renfrewshire but is now within in the of Scotland.

Kilcreggan

Latitude
55.9849° or 55° 59′ 6″ north
Longitude
-4.8204° or 4° 49′ 13″ west
Population
1,280
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB KIC
Open location code
9C7QX5MH+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 651961780
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2645684
Wiki­data ID
Q211892
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Kilcreggan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kilcreggan”
  • Breton: “Cille Chreagain”
  • Cebuano: “Kilcreggan”
  • Cornish: “Cille Chreagain”
  • Dutch: “Kilcreggan”
  • French: “Kilcreggan”
  • German: “Kilcreggan”
  • Irish: “Cille Chreagain”
  • Italian: “Kilcreggan”
  • Manx: “Cille Chreagain”
  • Persian: “کیلکرگان”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cille Chreagain”
  • Spanish: “Kilcreggan”
  • Swedish: “Kilcreggan”
  • Welsh: “Cille Chreagain”
  • Welsh: “Kilcreggan”
  • “Cille Chreagain”
  • “Kilcreggan”

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