Brisbane Observatory
Brisbane Observatory is a ruins in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Brisbane Observatory is situated nearby to the peak Little Girt Hill, as well as near Knock Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knock Castle and Largs railway station.
Knock Castle
Castle
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knock Castle is a private residence on the outskirts of Largs, on the west coast of Scotland. It was built by A member of the shipbuilding Steele family in 1851, with a further wing added in the early twentieth century.
Largs railway station
Railway station
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Largs railway station is a railway station in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is owned by Network Rail. It is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 43 miles south west of Glasgow Central. Largs railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Brisbane Observatory.
Brisbane Aisle
Historic site
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
The Brisbane Aisle is a small 17th century free-standing burial vault, built for the Shaws of Kelsoland and situated in the grounds of the 'Largs Old Kirk', Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. Brisbane Aisle is situated 1½ miles south of Brisbane Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Largs and Skelmorlie.
Largs
Largs is a seaside resort on the Clyde coast of Ayrshire, with a population of 10,900 in 2022. It’s where Viking power in Scotland was broken, at the Battle of Largs in 1263, and the Vikingar Exhibition is the town’s main attraction.
Skelmorlie
Village
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skelmorlie is a village in North Ayrshire in the southwest of Scotland. Although it is the northernmost settlement in the council area of North Ayrshire it is contiguous with Wemyss Bay, which is in Inverclyde, and has a PA zone postcode unlike the rest of Ayrshire which is in the KA zone. Skelmorlie is situated 4 miles north of Brisbane Observatory.
Wemyss Bay
Village
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wemyss Bay is a village on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the traditional county of Renfrewshire. Wemyss Bay is situated 4 miles north of Brisbane Observatory.
Brisbane Observatory
- Type: Ruins
- Description: historic site in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: observatory and historic site
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.81726° or 55° 49′ 2″ northLongitude
-4.86099° or 4° 51′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7QR48Q+WJOpenStreetMap ID
way 637721183OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q56561081
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Girt Hill and Routenburn Golf Club.
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