Hillhouse East

Hillhouse East is a grassland in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Hillhouse East is situated nearby to Hunterston Marsh, as well as near Lime Kiln (Ruin).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hunterston B nuclear power station and Hunterston Castle.

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 1,200 feet south of Hillhouse East.

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 3,000 feet east of Hillhouse East.

Hunterston A nuclear power station

Photo: Jonathonchampton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hunterston A nuclear power station is a former Magnox nuclear power station located at Hunterston in Ayrshire, Scotland, adjacent to Hunterston B. The ongoing decommissioning process is being managed by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority subsidiary Nuclear Restoration Services. Hunterston A nuclear power station is situated 1,700 feet south of Hillhouse East.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Millport and Fairlie.

Millport

Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of Ayrshire, with Millport as its only settlement, and a population of 1376 in 2011. The island is about 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide, roughly tooth-shaped, with a broad bay indenting its south coast.

Fairlie

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Fairlie is a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. Fairlie is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hillhouse East.

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.

Hillhouse East

Type: Grassland
Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.72523° or 55° 43′ 31″ north

Longitude

-4.89303° or 4° 53′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C7QP4G4+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 305935183

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hunterston Marsh and Lime Kiln (Ruin).

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