Duchess Woods

Duchess Woods is in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Duchess Woods is situated near the recreation area Ardencaple Park, as well as near the building Ardencaple Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ardencaple Park and Hill House.

Ardencaple Park

Recreation area

Ardencaple Park was a football ground in Helensburgh, Scotland. It was the home ground of Helensburgh F.C. during their time in the Scottish Football League. Ardencaple Park is situated 1,100 feet south of Duchess Woods.

Hill House

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Hill House is a villa in Helensburgh, Scotland, designed between 1902 and 1904 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Commissioned by publisher Walter Blackie, the house was conceived in an innovative manner and is noted for its forward looking design and construction techniques. Hill House is situated 1 mile east of Duchess Woods.

Helensburgh Upper railway station

Railway station

Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Helensburgh Upper railway station serves the town of Helensburgh, Scotland, on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde to the west of Glasgow. It is located in a residential area uphill from the town centre and is by far the smaller of the town's two stations. Helensburgh Upper railway station is situated 1 mile east of Duchess Woods.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helensburgh and Rhu.

Helensburgh

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, 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.

Rhu

Village

Photo: Brian D Osborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhu is a village and historic parish on the east shore of the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The traditional spelling of its name was Row, but it was changed in the 1920s so that outsiders would pronounce it correctly.

Rosneath

Village

Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rosneath is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. A 2025 study declared it to be a town but this is controversial. It sits on the western shore of the Gare Loch, 2 miles northwest of Rosneath Point at the tip of the Rosneath Peninsula, where the loch meets the Firth of Clyde. Rosneath is situated 2 miles west of Duchess Woods.

Duchess Woods

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.01436° or 56° 0′ 52″ north

Longitude

-4.75242° or 4° 45′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C8Q267X+P2

OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ardencaple Castle and Helensburgh Sailing Club.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Lomond School Sports Facilities and Ardencaple.

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