Castle Levan
Castle Levan is a fortified tower house in Levan area of Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland. A building had been on the site from the 14th century, but the present structure was substantially enlarged after 1547 and formed part of the Ardgowan Estates.- Type: Castle
- Description: Tower houses in Britain and Ireland in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Levan Castle”
- Postal code: PA19 1AH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cloch Lighthouse and Lunderston Bay.
Cloch Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Tom Caldwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cloch or Cloch Point is a point on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, Inverclyde, Scotland. There has been a lighthouse on the point since 1797 to warn ships of The Gantocks, a shipping hazard in the Firth. Cloch Lighthouse is situated 1 mile southwest of Castle Levan.
Lunderston Bay
Park
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lunderston Bay is located on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde, by the A770 road approximately midway between the town of Gourock and the village of Inverkip. Lunderston Bay is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Castle Levan.
Inverclyde Royal Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverclyde Royal Hospital is a district general hospital in Greenock which serves a population area of 125,000 consisting of Inverclyde, Largs, Isle of Bute and Cowal Peninsula. Inverclyde Royal Hospital is situated 2 miles east of Castle Levan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midton and Larkfield.
Midton
Suburb
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gourock is a town in the Inverclyde council area and formerly a burgh of the County of Renfrew in the west of Scotland. It was a seaside resort on the East shore of the upper Firth of Clyde.
Braeside
Suburb
Braeside is a neighbourhood situated on the far west side of Greenock, in Inverclyde, Scotland. It has one primary schools in its vicinity, Aileymill, a high school Inverclyde Academy and used to have a special needs school for handicapped children, Glenburn… Braeside is situated 1½ miles east of Castle Levan.
Castle Levan
- Categories: tower house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.9471° or 55° 56′ 50″ northLongitude
-4.85872° or 4° 51′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C7QW4WR+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1041697655OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5050179
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Castle Levan” goes by many names.
- German: “Castle Levan”
- Polish: “Zamek Levan”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Levan”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gourock Golf Club and Cloch Holiday Park.
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