The Beacon
The Beacon is a theater building in Inverclyde, Scotland. The Beacon is situated nearby to Greenock Police Station, as well as near West College Scotland - Waterfront Campus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greenock Central railway station and Wellpark Mid Kirk.
Greenock Central railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0.
Greenock Central station is one of eight railway stations serving the town of Greenock in western Scotland, and is the nearest to the town centre. This station, which is staffed, is on the Inverclyde Line, 37 km west of Glasgow Central towards Gourock. Greenock Central railway station is situated 1,000 feet south of The Beacon.
Wellpark Mid Kirk
Place of worship
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wellpark Mid Kirk is a place of worship, which is situated 1,300 feet west of The Beacon.
McLean Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The McLean Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery situated in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. It is the main museum in the Inverclyde area, it is free to visit and was opened in 1876. McLean Museum is situated 3,500 feet west of The Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenock and Greenock West.
Greenock
Photo: Wildstoo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenock is a port on the Clyde estuary, with a population of 41,000 in 2020. Historically it was part of Renfrewshire but is now within Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland.
Greenock West
Suburb
Greenock West, also known simply as the West End, is an area of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The streets are in a grid like layout referred to as blocks as opposed to the irregular street patterns elsewhere in the town.
Overton
Suburb
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Overton is an area in the suburbs of Greenock, Inverclyde. Overton offers excellent views across the River Clyde and suburban Greenock. The area is the closest in Greenock to "The Cut", which was completed in 1827, bringing a water supply 9 km from Loch Thom to Overton.
The Beacon
- Type: Theater building
- Postal code: PA15 1HJ
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.94787° or 55° 56′ 52″ northLongitude
-4.74996° or 4° 44′ 60″ westOpen location code
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