Reservoirs & lochs · Central Scotland
Ardyne Point
In or near Port Bannatyne.
Ardyne Point in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom.
James T M Towill — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wemyss Bay · 9.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Ardyne Point, the nearest railway station is Wemyss Bay, located 9.7 km away. The postcode for navigation is PA23 7UJ. Entry to the reservoir is free.
About
Ardyne Point is a place of interest in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ardyne Point is a headland on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies to the south of the town of Dunoon and to the west of the village of Toward. Offshore of the point, the waters of the Kyles of Bute, to the west, and Loch Striven, to the north, meet the Firth of Clyde, to the south and east. The point faces across this meet towards the Isle of Bute. An oil rig construction yard operated at Ardyne Point from 1974 to 1978. Run by Sir Robert McAlpine, it constructed three concrete gravity platforms for use in the North Sea. The largest of these was the Cormorant Alpha platform for the Cormorant oilfield situated some 100 miles (160 km) north-east of Shetland, where it is still in use. Since the 1960s, the Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot has operated at Knockdow, some 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Ardyne Point. Operated by the Oil and Pipelines Agency, it receives diesel and aviation fuel by coastal tanker, and provides supplies to Royal Navy and other NATO vessels.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.8711, -5.0445
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA23 7UJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Nearest railway station
- Wemyss Bay — 9.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q126729568 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ardyne Point (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Toward Quay
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ardyne Point?
- Ardyne Point is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode PA23 7UJ).
- What is Ardyne Point?
- Ardyne Point in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ardyne Point?
- The nearest railway station is Wemyss Bay, about 9.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode PA23 7UJ.
- Who owns Ardyne Point?
- Ardyne Point is owned by | designation =.
- Is Ardyne Point free to visit?
- Yes, Ardyne Point is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ardyne Point?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA23 7UJ. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.