Ardgowan Castle, Inverkip

Name: Ardgowan Castle
Address: Inverkip, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Inverkip

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Ardgowan Castle, originally called Inverkip Castle, is located in the grounds of Ardgowan House near Inverkip, Scotland. It is near the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde, in the former county of Renfrewshire. The three-storey ruin of the 15th century tower house is protected as a category B listed building. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°54'57"N, 4°52'22"W

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Inverkip United Kingdom

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Ardgowan Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gourock Outdoor Pool, Ravenscraig Stadium, Dunoon Castle, High Kirk.

3.7 miNE
Sport complex, Sport venue, Sport
Gourock Outdoor Pool, Gourock
94 min walk • Gourock Outdoor Pool is a salt water public lido in Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland. It is the oldest heated swimming pool in Scotland.
2.9 miNE
Game and entertainment center, Sport venue, Sport
Ravenscraig Stadium, Greenock
73 min walk • 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.
2.9 miNW
Boat or ferry, Forts and castles
Dunoon Castle, Dunoon
73 min walk • Dunoon Castle is a ruined castle located at Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The castle sat upon a cone-shaped hill of about 80 feet high, a volcanic plug. Very little remains of the castle's structure today.
3 miNW
Church
High Kirk, Dunoon
76 min walk • High Kirk, also known as the Old Parish Church, is a Church of Scotland church building in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on Kirk Street, just south of the town centre.
4.4 miS
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Skelmorlie Castle
114 min walk • Skelmorlie Castle stands on the eastern shore of the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, at the north-western corner of the county of Ayrshire. The structure dates from 1502, and was formerly the seat and stronghold of the Montgomery Clan. The modern village of Skelmorlie lies to the north of the castle.
1.8 miN
Lighthouse
Cloch
48 min walk • Cloch or Cloch Point is a point on the coast of the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. There has been a lighthouse since 1797 to warn ships off The Gantocks.
2.7 miNE
55°57'2"N • 4°50'21"W
Gourock Golf Club, Gourock
70 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.7 miNE
Memorial
Granny Kempock Stone, Gourock
96 min walk • The megalithic Kempock Stone, popularly known as Granny Kempock, stands on a cliff behind Kempock Street, the main shopping street in Gourock, Scotland.
0.4 miS
55°54'36"N • 4°52'32"W
Kip Marina, Inverkip
11 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.8 miNW
Monuments and statues
Highland Mary, Dunoon
73 min walk • Highland Mary is a Category B listed monument in Dunoon, Scotland, dedicated to Mary Campbell, the lover of Robert Burns. The statue, unveiled on 21 July 1896, the centenary of Burns' death, and made of bronze, was sculpted by David Watson Stevenson. It stands, facing southeast, on a round ashlar pedestal with an octagonal cap and base.
2.2 miN
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Castle Levan
57 min walk • Castle Levan is a fortified tower house in Levan area of Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland. A building had been on the site from the 14th century, but the present structure was substantially enlarged after 1547 and formed part of the Ardgowan Estates.

Ardgowan Castle, Inverkip

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Ardgowan Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)