view gallery E12.9 km | Cut Mark- Toward Castle, Toward. in U.K. and Ireland Trigpoints A cut bench mark on Toward Castle on the A815 in Toward. posted by: Dave_S+Net location: United Kingdom date approved: 10/09/2008 last visited: 07/30/2012 |
view gallery S13.5 km | Hutton's Unconformity - Lochranza, Isle of Arran, UK in Places of Geologic Significance One of the most famous places in the study of geology and the history of the earth. James Hutton found evidence here that helped him develop his revolutionary theories about the earth, and which led to the modern science of geology. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/28/2008 last visited: 07/24/2012 |
view gallery S14.3 km | Newton Point - Lochranza, Isle of Arran, UK in Orientation Tables Newton Point is an interesting site for geologists and part of the coastal walk around Arran. It forms the NE side of Lochranza and provides an excellent view across the sound. A viewpoint has been established. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 04/08/2008 last visited: 07/15/2012 |
view gallery S15 km | Claonaig Ferry - Lochranza, Isle of Arran, Ayrshire, UK in Ferries and Ferry Landings Arran is a delightful island in the Firth of Clyde in SW Scotland. The main route is Ardrossan-Brodick, however, a useful small ferry runs from the north of the island across to the Kintyre peninsula. This makes for a great trip out to the west. posted by: martlakes location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 03/28/2008 last visited: 07/29/2019 |
view gallery S15 km | Lochranza Castle - Isle of Arran, Ayrshire UK in Castles A 13th century hallhouse converted into a towerhouse in the 15th century, abandoned by the 19th century. It sits on a shingle spit projecting into the bay, forming a focal point for the village. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 04/24/2008 last visited: 07/29/2019 |
view gallery S15 km | Mile 45 - Isle of Arran, Ayrshire UK in Milestones There are 55 milestones on the coast road around the island. This is number 45, just south of Lochranza in the north of the island. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 04/07/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery S15.1 km | Lochranza, Isle of Arran, UK in Nautical Flag Poles A nautical flag pole in a private garden next to the road through the village. The house overlooks the loch and the castle. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/25/2008 last visited: 07/29/2019 |
view gallery SW15.4 km | Sailor's Grave - Lochranza, Isle of Arran, UK in Out of Place Graves Along the raised shore on the north of the Isle of Arran lies this grave. As a suspected cholera victim he was refused burial in Lochranza churchyard. His resting place overlooks the Sound he no doubt sailed up. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/29/2008 last visited: 07/29/2019 |
view gallery S16.1 km | Lagantuine - Isle of Arran, Ayrshire UK in Ghost Towns A deserted hamlet on the Isle of Arran. Its people were cleared off the land to make way for sheep in 1829. The inhabitants from here and other settlements in the north of the island were forced to leave for Canada. posted by: martlakes location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 03/28/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery SW16.7 km | Catacol Hotel Post Box - Isle of Arran, Ayrshire UK in Victorian Post Boxes A small ex-fishing village stands beside Catacol Bay and there is a hotel of the same name. Mounted within its roadside wall is this box. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/26/2008 last visited: 07/31/2014 |
view gallery SW16.9 km | Anchor - Catacol, Isle of Arran, Ayrshire UK in Anchors A small, white anchor in Catacol on the Isle of Arran. Nearby is a line of houses built for the fishing village, and the Catacol Bay Hotel. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/28/2008 last visited: 07/31/2014 |
view gallery SE18.8 km | War Memorial - Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire, Scotland in Non-Specific Veteran Memorials Memorial at Sherriff's Port on the west side of the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde, dedicated to those lost at sea during conflicts and have no known grave. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 05/04/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery SE19.3 km | Millport New Cemetery - North Ayrshire, Scotland in Worldwide Cemeteries The new cemetery, constructed in the 1930s, on a slope to the north of the town of Millport on the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 11/04/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery E19.6 km | Barbay Hill Indicator - Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire, Scotland in Orientation Tables Bronze plate on a stone cube, situated on the highest point of the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 11/01/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery E19.6 km | O.S. Triangulation Pillar - Great Cumbrae Island, North Ayrshire in U.K. and Ireland Trigpoints Ordnance Survey trig pillar on the highest point of Great Cumbrae Island in the middle of the Firth of Clyde. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 11/02/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery SE19.8 km | Millport Bowling Club - North Ayrshire, Scotland in Lawn Bowling Bowling club with three greens, situated in the town of Millport on the island of Great Cumbrae off the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 11/03/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery SE20.1 km | Cumbrae War Memorial - Millport, North Ayrshire, Scotland in World War I Memorials and Monuments Column topped by a lion on an octagonal base, situated on the seafront in the town of Millport on the island of Great Cumbrae off the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 11/07/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery E20.1 km | H.M.S. Shearwater Memorial - Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire, Scotland in Maritime Monuments and Memorials Memorial in the form of an obelisk on the north tip of the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde, commemorating two young men from the Royal Navy surveying ship H.M.S. Shearwater, who drowned after their boat capsized off this coast in 1844. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 05/04/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery SE20.3 km | Cathedral of the Isles - Millport, North Ayrshire, Scotland in Cathedrals The smallest working cathedral in Britain, situated on Great Cumbrae Island in the Firth of Clyde off the west coast of Scotland. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 11/02/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery SE20.3 km | Cathedral of the Isles - Millport, North Ayrshire, Scotland in Unique Steeples Tower and spire of the Episcopal Cathedral of the Isles, in the town of Millport on the island of Great Cumbrae off the west coast of Scotland. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 11/21/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery SE20.3 km | Cathedral of the Isles - Millport, North Ayrshire, Scotland in Anglican and Episcopal Churches Britain's smallest working cathedral is a Scottish Episcopal church in the town of Millport on the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde off the Ayrshire coast. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 11/19/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery SE21.4 km | Distance and Direction Arrows - Great Cumbrae Island, North Ayrshire, Scotland in Direction and Distance Arrows Wooden signpost outside the Field Studies Council centre on the island of Great Cumbrae, pointing to significant places and landmarks in Scotland. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 11/22/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery SE21.6 km | Lion Rock - Great Cumbrae Island, North Ayrshire, Scotland in Simulacra The Lion is a distinctive dyke of Labradorite seen to good effect from the coastal road on the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde off the west coast of Scotland. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 01/21/2024 last visited: never |
view gallery SE21.6 km | Lion Rock Viewpoint - Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire, Scotland in Orientation Tables Viewpoint looking over to the Ayrshire coast on the mainland from the island of Great Cumbrae in the Firth of Clyde. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 11/12/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery E21.6 km | O.S. Triangulation Pillar - The Knock, Largs, North Ayrshire in U.K. and Ireland Trigpoints Ordnance Survey trig pillar, constructed in 1948, on the summit of a grassy peak two miles to the north of Largs overlooking the Firth of Clyde. posted by: creg-ny-baa location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 12/08/2023 last visited: never |
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