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Ardscalpsie Point

Ardscalpsie Point is a cape in , , .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Inchmarnock and Loch Fad.

Island
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is an island at the northern end of the in the , on the west coast of . The island is privately owned.

Reservoir
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is a freshwater loch on the in Scotland. Its name means "long loch" in Scottish Gaelic. It lies on the Highland Boundary Fault. Its surface area is 71 hectares, fairly large for a freshwater loch on an island in Scotland.

Archaeological site
is a vitrified fort or dun on the – an Iron Age hill fort whose ramparts have been melted by intense heat. It stands on a volcanic headland and gives its name to the bay that it overlooks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isle of Bute and Rothesay.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an island in the Firth of Clyde, off the west coast of Scotland. Rothesay is the main town. It is part of the "Costa Clyde" or "Glasgow Riviera", the string of little resorts stretching down the Clyde coast from Gourock through Ayr to Girvan.

Town
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is the principal town on the , in the council area of , . It lies along the coast of the . It can be reached by a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry from , which also offers an onward rail link to .

Village
Photo: Andrew Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a on the , . 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.

Ardscalpsie Point

Latitude
55.7721° or 55° 46′ 20″ north
Longitude
-5.1208° or 5° 7′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C7PQVCH+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8640565981
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as St Ninian’s Point and Meadow Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clachan Ard, dun and Haystack Rock.

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