Glasgow Bishopton
Glasgow Bishopton is a monitoring station in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Glasgow Bishopton is situated nearby to Bishopton Cemetery, as well as near the lake Whitemoss Dam.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dumbarton Castle and Bishopton railway station.
Dumbarton Castle
Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland. It sits on a volcanic plug of basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is 240 feet high and overlooks the Scottish town of Dumbarton. Dumbarton Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Glasgow Bishopton.
Bishopton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bishopton railway station serves the village of Bishopton in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is on the Inverclyde line, 13 miles west of Glasgow Central. It opened on 29 March 1841. The station is managed by ScotRail. Bishopton railway station is situated 1¼ miles east of Glasgow Bishopton.
Bishopton West Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishopton West Tunnel is situated 1 mile northeast of Glasgow Bishopton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bishopton and Langbank.
Bishopton
Town
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishopton is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is located around 2 miles west of Erskine. Royal Ordnance Factory Bishopton was located on the edge of the village and is now being redeveloped as private housing into a community named Dargavel.
Langbank
Village
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Langbank is a village on the south bank of the River Clyde in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is 9.3 miles/15 km northwest from Paisley and 3.4 miles/5.5 km east from Port Glasgow on the A8. Langbank is situated 2½ miles northwest of Glasgow Bishopton.
Bowling
Village
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Bowling is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, with a population of 740. It lies on the north bank of the Firth of Clyde, between the towns of Clydebank and Dumbarton. Bowling is situated 2½ miles northeast of Glasgow Bishopton.
Glasgow Bishopton
- Type: Monitoring station
- Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.9068° or 55° 54′ 25″ northLongitude
-4.53255° or 4° 31′ 57″ westElevation
194 feet (59 metres)Operator
Met OfficeOpen location code
9C7QWF48+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8336092409OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_station
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bishopton Cemetery and Whitemoss Dam.
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