Half Moon Gate

Half Moon Gate is in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Access is restricted and requires permission. Half Moon Gate is situated nearby to the grassland Tod Park West, as well as near Oak Tree.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hunterston Castle and Hunterston B nuclear power station.

Hunterston Castle

Photo: Dreamer84, CC BY 2.5.

Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland is the historic home of the lairds of Hunterston and Chiefs of Clan Hunter. The keep dates from the late 12th, or early 13th centuries, while the attached manor house is of the 18th century. Hunterston Castle is situated 860 feet north of Half Moon Gate.

Hunterston B nuclear power station

Photo: Jonathonchampton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hunterston B nuclear power station is a shut-down AGR nuclear power station in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Located about six miles south of Largs and about 2+1⁄2 miles northwest of West Kilbride on the Firth of Clyde coast. Hunterston B nuclear power station is situated 2,500 feet west of Half Moon Gate.

Hunterston A nuclear power station

Photo: Jonathonchampton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hunterston A nuclear power station is a former Magnox nuclear power station located at Hunterston in Ayrshire, Scotland, adjacent to Hunterston B. The ongoing decommissioning process is being managed by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority subsidiary Nuclear Restoration Services. Hunterston A nuclear power station is situated 3,200 feet west of Half Moon Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Kilbride and Fairlie.

West Kilbride

Photo: Scotia, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Fairlie

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Fairlie is a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. Fairlie is situated 2½ miles northeast of Half Moon Gate.

Seamill

Village

Photo: Paul Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seamill is a village in North Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland, about 5 miles north of Ardrossan and 8 miles south of Largs, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde. Seamill is situated 2½ miles south of Half Moon Gate.

Half Moon Gate

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Tourist attraction
Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.72074° or 55° 43′ 15″ north

Longitude

-4.87994° or 4° 52′ 48″ west

Open location code

9C7QP4CC+72

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3026417860

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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