Newark Castle

Newark Castle is a well-preserved castle sited on the south shore of the estuary of the River Clyde in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland, where the firth gradually narrows from the Firth of Clyde and navigation upriver is made difficult by shifting sandbanks.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle sited on the south shore of the estuary of the River Clyde in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland
Also known as: “Newark Castle, Port Glasgow”
Postal code: PA14 5NH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Port Glasgow railway station and Perch Light, Port Glasgow.

Port Glasgow railway station

Railway station

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Port Glasgow railway station is on the Inverclyde Line, serving the town of Port Glasgow, Scotland. It is located in the town centre with the main entrance at the junction of Princes Street and John Wood Street. Port Glasgow railway station is situated 2,600 feet west of Newark Castle.

Perch Light, Port Glasgow

Lighthouse

Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Perch Light, Port Glasgow is a lighthouse, which is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Newark Castle.

St Andrew’s Church (Port Glasgow)

Church

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St Andrew’s Church (Port Glasgow) is situated 2,600 feet west of Newark Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Glasgow and Boglestone.

Port Glasgow

Town

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Port Glasgow is the second-largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland. The population according to the 1991 census for Port Glasgow was 19,426 persons and in the 2001 census was 16,617 persons.

Boglestone

Suburb

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Boglestone is located around the top of the Clune Brae, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland. The area includes housing, but also serves as an important 'hub' for upper Port Glasgow, offering amenities such as education, shopping, health centres, and leisure.

Mid Auchinleck

Suburb

Mid Auchinleck is an area in the town of Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland. Mid Auchinleck was the name of a now disappeared farm located on this site.

Newark Castle

Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.93451° or 55° 56′ 4″ north

Longitude

-4.67791° or 4° 40′ 41″ west

Open location code

9C7QW8MC+RR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 561844298

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q2159678

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Newark Castle” goes by many names.

Basque: “Newark gaztelua”
Dutch: “Newark Castle (Port Glasgow)”
Dutch: “Newark Castle”
German: “Newark Castle (Port Glasgow)”
German: “Newark Castle”
Japanese: “ニューアーク城”
Portuguese: “Castelo de Newark”
Portuguese: “Newark Castle”
Russian: “Замок Ньюарк”
Slovenian: “grad Newark”
Slovenian: “Newark Castle”
Swedish: “Newark Castle”
Turkish: “Newark Kalesi, Renfrewshire”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Port Glasgow Fire Station and Newark Park.

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