Bessy’s Port
Bessy’s Port is a locality in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Bessy’s Port is situated nearby to the locality Knars Port, as well as near Foul Port.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Eileans and Cathedral of The Isles.
The Eileans
Islet
The Eileans are two small, low-lying islands located in Newtown Bay, Millport on the island of Great Cumbrae, Scotland. The name is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic, eilean meaning "island".
Cathedral of The Isles
Church
Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral of the Isles and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit is a Category A listed cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the town of Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae.
Lady Margaret Hospital
Hospital
Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lady Margaret Hospital is a small 10-bedded hospital at Millport on Great Cumbrae in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Millport and Kilchattan Bay.
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.
Kilchattan Bay
Village
Photo: Andrew Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilchattan Bay is a village on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. It lies on the island's southern end, along the coast road at the foot of a steep hill called the Suidhe Chattan which shields the village from the prevailing westerly wind. Kilchattan Bay is situated 3½ miles west of Bessy’s Port.
Largs
Largs is a seaside resort on the Clyde coast of Ayrshire, with a population of 10,900 in 2022. It’s where Viking power in Scotland was broken, at the Battle of Largs in 1263, and the Vikingar Exhibition is the town’s main attraction.
Bessy’s Port
- Type: Locality
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.74952° or 55° 44′ 58″ northLongitude
-4.93358° or 4° 56′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C7QP3X8+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 414249164OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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