Ardgowan Castle
Ardgowan Castle, originally called Inverkip Castle, is located in the Private Garden of "Ardgowan House, Castle & Gardens" near Inverkip, Scotland. It is near the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde, in the former county of Renfrewshire.Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ardgowan House and Inverkip railway station.
Ardgowan House
Building
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardgowan House, Castle & Gardens is a privately owned late 18th-century mansion on the Firth of Clyde near Inverkip, Scotland. Ardgowan is located in Inverclyde, in the former county of Renfrewshire. Ardgowan House is situated 730 feet northeast of Ardgowan Castle.
Inverkip railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
Inverkip railway station serves the village of Inverkip, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line, located 28+3⁄4 miles west of Glasgow Central. Inverkip railway station is situated 3,500 feet south of Ardgowan Castle.
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 1 mile north of Ardgowan Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inverkip and Braeside.
Inverkip
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inverkip is a village in Inverclyde, the western part of Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland, best known for its large marina. In 2022 its population was 3500.
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 2½ miles northeast of Ardgowan Castle.
Larkfield
Suburb
Larkfield is the largest council housing estate in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. Larkfield is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ardgowan Castle.
Ardgowan Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: tower house in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
- Categories: tower house and historic site
- Location: Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.9158° or 55° 54′ 57″ northLongitude
-4.8727° or 4° 52′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C7QW48G+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1078454887OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q4788023
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In Other Languages
From German to Scottish Gaelic—“Ardgowan Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Ardgowan Castle”
- Irish: “Caisteal Àird a‘ Ghobhainn”
- Persian: “آردگوان”
- Persian: “دژ آردگوان”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Ardgowan”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Àird a‘ Ghobhainn”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Àird a‘ Ghobhainn”
- “Ardgowan Castle - Caisteal Àird a‘ Ghobhainn”
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Highlights include Crowhill Wood and Kip Marina.
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