Reservoir Number 8
Reservoir Number 8 is a reservoir in Inverclyde, Scotland. Reservoir Number 8 is situated nearby to the suburb Overton, as well as near Penny Fern.Places of Interest
Highlights include Greenock Central railway station and McLean Museum.
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.
McLean Museum
Museum
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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.
Whinhill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whinhill railway station is a railway station located in the east of the town of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line, 2+1⁄4 miles from Port Glasgow and 22+1⁄2 miles from Glasgow Central.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenock and Gourock.
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.
Gourock
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gourock is a ferry port on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland. Most visitors are only passing through, to catch ferries to Dunoon in Argyll. In 2022 Gourock had a population of 10,200.
Inverkip
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inverkip is a village in Inverclyde, the western part of Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland, best known for its large marina. In 2022 its population was 3500.
Reservoir Number 8
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9331° or 55° 55′ 59″ northLongitude
-4.7791° or 4° 46′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C7QW6MC+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 35556759OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
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