Shielhall Glen

Shielhall Glen is a forest in Inverclyde, Scotland. Shielhall Glen is situated nearby to the suburb Braeside, as well as near Branchton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Inverkip railway station and Ardgowan Castle.

Inverkip railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.

Inverkip railway station serves the village of Inverkip, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line, located 28+3⁄4 miles west of Glasgow Central.

Ardgowan Castle

Ruins

Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardgowan Castle, originally called Inverkip Castle, is located in the Private Garden of "Ardgowan House, Castle & Gardens" near Inverkip, Scotland. It is near the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde, in the former county of Renfrewshire.

Ravenscraig Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ravenscraig Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The stadium is primarily set up for athletics, with a running track, but it is also the traditional home of Greenock Juniors Football Club.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inverkip and Gourock.

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.

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.

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.

Shielhall Glen

Type: Forest
Location: Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.914° or 55° 54′ 51″ north

Longitude

-4.8302° or 4° 49′ 49″ west

Open location code

9C7QW579+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 442761135

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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