Craigs Top
Craigs Top is a scenic viewpoint in Inverclyde, Scotland. Craigs Top is situated nearby to the peak Lyle Hill, as well as near Fort Matilda railway station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Matilda railway station and Finnart St Paul’s Church.
Fort Matilda railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
Fort Matilda railway station lies at the far western edge of the town of Greenock, Scotland. It is a non-staffed station, and is the last stop before the terminus of Gourock railway station on the Inverclyde Line out of Glasgow Central station. Fort Matilda railway station is situated 1,300 feet north of Craigs Top.
Finnart St Paul’s Church
Church
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finnart St Paul’s Church is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Craigs Top.
Clydeview Academy
School
Clydeview Academy is a non-denominational secondary school situated in Gourock, Inverclyde. It was founded in 2011 and opened to pupils on 17 August 2011. Clydeview Academy is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Craigs Top.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Matilda and Greenock West.
Fort Matilda
Suburb
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Fort Matilda is an area of the town of Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland. Its name comes from a coastal battery built on Whiteforeland Point 1814–1819 to defend the River Clyde.
Greenock West
Suburb
Greenock West, also known simply as the West End, is an area of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The streets are in a grid like layout referred to as blocks as opposed to the irregular street patterns elsewhere in the town.
Gourock
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gourock is a ferry port on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland. Most visitors are only passing through, to catch ferries to Dunoon in Argyll. In 2022 Gourock had a population of 10,200.
Craigs Top
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95556° or 55° 57′ 20″ northLongitude
-4.79364° or 4° 47′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C7QX644+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 769097168OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Highlights include Lyle Hill and Lyle Park.
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