Rhu Point Monitoring Station
Rhu Point Monitoring Station is a military installation in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Rhu Point Monitoring Station is situated nearby to Rhu and Shandon Parish Church, as well as near the community center village hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Modan’s Parish Church (Rosneath) and Hill House.
St Modan’s Parish Church (Rosneath)
Church
St Modan’s Parish Church (Rosneath) is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Rhu Point Monitoring Station.
Hill House
Museum
The Hill House is a villa in Helensburgh, Scotland, designed between 1902 and 1904 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Commissioned by publisher Walter Blackie, the house was conceived in an innovative manner and is noted for its forward looking design and construction techniques. Hill House is situated 2½ miles east of Rhu Point Monitoring Station.
Ardencaple Park
Recreation area
Ardencaple Park was a football ground in Helensburgh, Scotland. It was the home ground of Helensburgh F.C. during their time in the Scottish Football League. Ardencaple Park is situated 1½ miles east of Rhu Point Monitoring Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhu and Rosneath.
Rhu
Village
Rhu is a village and historic parish on the east shore of the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The traditional spelling of its name was Row, but it was changed in the 1920s so that outsiders would pronounce it correctly.
Rosneath
Village
Rosneath is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. A 2025 study declared it to be a town but this is controversial. It sits on the western shore of the Gare Loch, 2 miles northwest of Rosneath Point at the tip of the Rosneath Peninsula, where the loch meets the Firth of Clyde.
Clynder
Village
Clynder is a small, picturesque village on the western shore of the Gare Loch, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, c. 20 minutes drive from Helensburgh. Clynder is one of a string of small settlements on the Rosneath Peninsula, bordered by Loch Long and the Gareloch.
Rhu Point Monitoring Station
- Type: Military installation
- Address: Rhu, G84 8NF
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.01584° or 56° 0′ 57″ north
Longitude
-4.78662° or 4° 47′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C8Q2687+89
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=base
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rhu and Shandon Parish Church and village hall.
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