Map sources for Gourock at grid reference NS2425077

Gourock (Guireag in Scottish Gaelic which means pimple shaped or rounded hill in reference to the many hills surrounding the area,) is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland. It has in the past functioned as a seaside resort on the Firth of Clyde where it widens out from the River Clyde. Its principal function today, however, is as a popular residential area, extending contiguously from Greenock. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 134 KB) Usage is: {{GBthumb|135|132|OV000000}} File links The following pages link to this file: Slough Rothwell, West Yorkshire Saltaire Shipley, West Yorkshire Slaithwaite Wallsend Inverurie Mersea Island Laugharne, Wales Tardebigge Hamble-le-Rice Sandgate, Kent Broadway, Worcestershire Brean Down User:RHaworth/sandbox... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ... Inverclyde (Inbhir Chluaidh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. ... The River Clyde, looking eastwards upstream, as it passes beneath the Kingston Bridge. ... Greenock (Grianaig in Scottish Gaelic) is a town (burgh of barony) in the district of Inverclyde in Western Scotland. ...

Gourock front to the Firth of Clyde, seen from the west

Gourock began as a small fishing village in the traditional county of Renfrewshire. An early influence on Gourock was the family of Darroch who made money in the West Indies and returned to build Gourock House in what they eventually gifted to the town as Darroch Park, later renamed by the council as Gourock Park. The Gourock Burn runs down to the west side of the park, and the Scout Hall of the 1st Gourock and 6th Renfrewshire Scout Troop, known as Colonel Darroch's Own, is on that side of the park. The head of the Scottish clan Darroch is based in Gourock, though the house was demolished some time ago. Download high resolution version (863x631, 101 KB)Gourock, Scotland showing the front to the Firth of Clyde seen from the west. ... Download high resolution version (863x631, 101 KB)Gourock, Scotland showing the front to the Firth of Clyde seen from the west. ... The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. ... The traditional counties of Scotland are historic and cutural divisions of Scotland. ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... For professional sport scouts, see Scout (sport). ... Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat...

When the competing railway companies extended their lines to provide fast connections to Clyde steamer services the Pierhead was built as a railway terminus. Nowadays ferries sail from the pierhead to Dunoon and Kilcreggan, and electric trains provide a service to Glasgow. Henry Bells PS Comet started a rapid expansion of steam services on the Firth of Clyde, and within four years a steamer service was in operation on the inland Loch Lomond, a forerunner of the lake steamers that still grace the Swiss lakes. ... The Holy Loch seen across the Firth of Clyde with Dunoon on the left The PS Waverley leaves Dunoon Pier, to sail up the Firth of Clyde. ... Kilcreggan is a village situated on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde at the end of the Rosneath Peninsula, between the Gareloch and Loch Long, about 25 miles (40 km) west of the centre of Glasgow by boat, though 38 miles (60 km) by road. ... Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ...

PS Waverley at Gourock pierhead

Download high resolution version (964x568, 158 KB)PS Waverley at Gourock pierhead, a railway terminus connecting to Clyde steamer services, in 1990, photograph taken by User:Dave souza File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (964x568, 158 KB)PS Waverley at Gourock pierhead, a railway terminus connecting to Clyde steamer services, in 1990, photograph taken by User:Dave souza File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... PS Waverley steaming down the Firth of Clyde - additional views at Image:PS Waverley off Brodick castle 1989. ...

Areas of Gourock

Ashton, Cardwell Bay, Levan, McInroy's Point, Midton, Trumpethill

External links

• Map sources for Gourock