Avenue Gate

Avenue Gate is in Scotland, United Kingdom. Avenue Gate is situated near the forest Netherton Wood, as well as near Nuclear Emergency Gate.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 1,800 feet southwest of Avenue 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 4,000 feet southwest of Avenue 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 1 mile southwest of Avenue Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairlie and West Kilbride.

Fairlie

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Fairlie is a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. Fairlie is situated 2 miles northeast of Avenue Gate.

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.

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.

Avenue Gate

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “Hunterston Gate” and “Hunterston North Pillars”
Category: tourism
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.72767° or 55° 43′ 40″ north

Longitude

-4.87527° or 4° 52′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C7QP4HF+3V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3051094541

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Netherton Wood and Nuclear Emergency Gate.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Servant Quarters and North Cottage.

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