Peel Tower
Peel Tower is a ruins in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Peel Tower is situated nearby to the marina Castle Semple Sailing Club, as well as near the church Auld Simon Kirk.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lochwinnoch railway station and Lochwinnoch Parish Church.
Lochwinnoch railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lochwinnoch railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line. Lochwinnoch railway station is situated 2,600 feet south of Peel Tower.
Lochwinnoch Parish Church
Church
Photo: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochwinnoch Parish Church is situated 2,900 feet west of Peel Tower.
Barr Castle
Castle
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Barr Castle is a late medieval tower house. It can be seen today as a ruin on a low ridge to the south of the village of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Barr Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Peel Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochwinnoch and Howwood.
Lochwinnoch
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochwinnoch is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Lying on the banks of Castle Semple Loch and the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is chiefly a residential dormitory village serving nearby urban centres such as Glasgow and Paisley.
Howwood
Village
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Howwood is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is between Johnstone and Lochwinnoch, just off the A737 dual carriageway between the nearby town of Paisley and the Ayrshire border. It is served by Howwood railway station. Howwood is situated 2½ miles northeast of Peel Tower.
Beith
Town
Photo: Chris Court, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beith is a town in the Garnock Valley, North Ayrshire, Scotland approximately 20 miles south-west of Glasgow. The town is situated on the crest of a hill and was known originally as the "Hill o' Beith" after its Court Hill. Beith is situated 3 miles south of Peel Tower.
Peel Tower
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.79432° or 55° 47′ 40″ northLongitude
-4.61479° or 4° 36′ 53″ westOpen location code
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node 10632547896OpenStreetMap feature
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