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Inverkip is a village and parish (which was also known as Innerkip) in Inverclyde, Scotland. It lies about 4 miles south west of Greenock on the A78 trunk road. 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. ... Inverclyde (Inbhir Chluaidh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Greenock (Grianaig in Scottish Gaelic) is a town (burgh of barony) in the district of Inverclyde in Western Scotland. ... A trunk road or strategic road is a major road, usually connecting one or more cities, ports, airports etc, which is the recommended route for long-distance and freight traffic. ...

History

Innerkip was made a burgh of barony before the Act of Union in 1707, with the parish containing all of Gourock, Wemyss Bay, Skelmorlie and part of Greenock. Inverkip Parish Church dates from 1804 and is on the site of an earlier (twelfth century) kirk. The graveyard contains the tomb of the chemist Dr. James Young who was nicknamed 'Paraffin' because of his pioneering work in oil technology. He lived at nearby Kelly House, which burnt down in 1913, the report laying blame with the suffragettes. A burgh of barony is a type of Scottish town (burgh). ... Act of Union can mean: United Kingdom The Act of Union is a name given to several acts passed by the English, Scottish and British Parliaments from 1536 onwards. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... Gourock (Guireag in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Wemyss Bay is a village on the East Coast of the Firth of Clyde in the district of Inverclyde, Scotland. ... Skelmorlie is the northernmost settlement in Ayrshire in Scotland. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Kirk can mean several things: As a common noun, kirk is a frequent Scots word for church, ultimately of Norse origin, which is found in many place names in Scotland and countries with large Scottish expatriate communities, for example: Kirkpatrick Kirkton of Skene Newkirk, Oklahoma Kirk, Caithness, in the Highland... A chemist is a scientist who specializes in chemistry. ... James Young (13 July 1811–May 13, 1883), a Scottish, chemist was born in Glasgow, the son of a joiner and carpenter. ... Paraffin is a common name for a group of high molecular weight alkane hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2, where n is greater than about 20, discovered by Carl Reichenbach. ... Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Suffragette with banner, Washington DC, 1918 The title of suffragette was given to members of the womens suffrage movement in the United Kingdom and United States, particularly in the years prior to World War I. The name was the Womens Social and Political Union (founded in 1903). ...

The parish of Inverkip's chief claim to fame (or notoriety) was in relation to witches in the mid seventeenth century. A local verse recalls "In Auld Kirk the witches ride thick/ And in Dunrod they dwell/ But the greatest boom amang them a'/ Was Auld Dunrod himsel'." (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

'Auld Dunrod' was the last of the Lindsay family of Dunrod Castle. As the result of a dissolute life he lost all his possessions and fell into the black arts. Local reputation had it that he was in league with the devil, and he died in mysterious circumstances in a barn belonging to one of his former tenant farmers. Nothing now remains of the castle which stood at the foot of Dunrod Hill. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. ...

Places of Interest

Today Inverkip is mainly of significance because of the large marina which has grown steadily since the 1970s and now boasts a small community of its own called Kip Village. Nearby the flue of the mothballed power station - another creation of the 70s - looms large. For other uses of this word, see Marina (disambiguation). ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Kip is a village and marina to the north of Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde Scotland. ... Inverkip Power Station is an oil-fired power station located in the area of Inverclyde on the west coast of Scotland. ...

Lunderston Bay[1] is a popular picnic spot nearby and the classical Ardgowan House, built for Sir John Shaw-Stewart in the seventeenth century stands outside the village. It occasionally has open days and charity fêtes. The late fifteenth century Ardgowan Castle is a ruin within the estate. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...