Hunterston ‘B’ Nuclear Power Station
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hunterston Castle and Hunterston A nuclear power station.
Hunterston Castle
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 2,700 feet east of Hunterston ‘B’ Nuclear Power Station.
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 880 feet southwest of Hunterston ‘B’ Nuclear Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Kilbride and Millport.
West Kilbride
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.
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 Hunterston ‘B’ Nuclear Power Station.
Hunterston ‘B’ Nuclear Power Station
- Type: Industry
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.72193° or 55° 43′ 19″ northLongitude
-4.8918° or 4° 53′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C7QP4C5+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 324899709OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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