Hunterston Signal Box

Hunterston Signal Box is a building in North Ayrshire, Scotland which is located on Kilruskin Toll. Hunterston Signal Box is situated nearby to the archaeological site Castle Knowe, as well as near the grassland Mid Meadow South.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle Knowe and Hunterston Castle.

Castle Knowe

Archaeological site

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Castle Knowe is a prominent mound located slightly to the west of North Kilruskin Farm on the Kilruskin Toll Road, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The mound may have served several different functions over the ages. Castle Knowe is situated 410 feet southwest of Hunterston Signal Box.

Hunterston Castle

Photo: Dreamer84, CC BY 2.5.

Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland is the historic home of the lairds of Hunterston and Chiefs of Clan Hunter. The keep dates from the late 12th, or early 13th centuries, while the attached manor house is of the 18th century. Hunterston Castle is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Hunterston Signal Box.

Hunterston B nuclear power station

Photo: Jonathonchampton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hunterston B nuclear power station is a shut-down AGR nuclear power station in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Located about six miles south of Largs and about 2+1⁄2 miles northwest of West Kilbride on the Firth of Clyde coast. Hunterston B nuclear power station is situated 1¼ miles west of Hunterston Signal Box.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Kilbride and Seamill.

West Kilbride

Photo: Scotia, CC BY 3.0.

West Kilbride is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast, with a population of 4860 in 2022. Named for St Brigit of Kildare, it was traditionally a weaving, potato-growing and sheep-farming town.

Seamill

Village

Photo: Paul Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seamill is a village in North Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland, about 5 miles north of Ardrossan and 8 miles south of Largs, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde. Seamill is situated 2½ miles south of Hunterston Signal Box.

Fairlie

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Fairlie is a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. Fairlie is situated 2½ miles north of Hunterston Signal Box.

Hunterston Signal Box

Type: Building
Address: Kilruskin Toll, West Kilbride
Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.71831° or 55° 43′ 6″ north

Longitude

-4.86054° or 4° 51′ 38″ west

Levels

Open location code

9C7QP49Q+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 298444897

OpenStreetMap feature

building=signal_box

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=signal_box

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mid Meadow South and Saugh Meadow.

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