Cloch

#845 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Top attraction, Lighthouse

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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. ()

Coordinates: 55°56'32"N, 4°52'44"W

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Cloch RoadRenfrewshire PA19 1BA ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Cloch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

2.5 miNE
Sport complex, Sport venue, Sport
Gourock Outdoor Pool, Gourock
65 min walk • Gourock Outdoor Pool is a salt water public lido in Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland. It is the oldest heated swimming pool in Scotland.
2.5 miE
Game and entertainment center, Sport venue, Sport
Ravenscraig Stadium, Greenock
65 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.
1.8 miW
Boat or ferry, Forts and castles
Dunoon Castle, Dunoon
45 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.
1.8 miW
Church
High Kirk, Dunoon
47 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.
1.6 miE
55°57'2"N • 4°50'21"W
Gourock Golf Club, Gourock
42 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
2.6 miNE
Memorial
Granny Kempock Stone, Gourock
68 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.
2.2 miS
55°54'36"N • 4°52'32"W
Kip Marina, Inverkip
58 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1.7 miW
Monuments and statues
Highland Mary, Dunoon
45 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.
0.8 miNE
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Castle Levan
22 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.
1.8 miW
55°56'48"N • 4°55'26"W
Castle House Museum, Dunoon
46 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.5 miW
Lighthouse
The Gantocks, Dunoon
39 min walk • The Gantocks is a small group of rocks lying off Dunoon in the upper Firth of Clyde, West of Scotland. A navigation beacon was constructed on the rocks circa 1886. The beacon is 44 feet in height. The MV Akka was lost, after running onto the Gantocks on 9 April 1956.