Misplaced Pages

The Gantocks

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

Lighthouse
Gantock Rocks Light link=https://quickstatements.toolforge.org/#/v1=Q28465883%7CP31%7CQ39715%7C%7CQ28465883%7CP625%7C@55.940816%2F-4.9177772%7CS143%7CQ328%7C%7CQ28465883%7CP571%7C%2B-00-00T00%3A00%3A00Z%2F9%7CS143%7CQ328%7C%7CQ28465883%7CP2048%7C44 ftU11573%7CS143%7CQ328%7C%7CQ28465883%7CP2929%7C6 nmiU93318%7CS143%7CQ328%7C%7CQ28465883%7CP18%7C%22File%3ASeal%20and%20light%20beacon%20on%20the%20Gantock%20Rocks%20off%20Dunoon%20-%20geograph.org.uk%20-%20421263.jpg%22%7CS143%7CQ328%7CP2096%7Cen%3A%22The%20Gantocks%20and%20navigation%20beacon%22
The Gantocks and navigation beacon
LocationFirth of Clyde, Scotland.
Coordinates55°56′27″N 4°55′04″W / 55.940816°N 4.9177772°W / 55.940816; -4.9177772 National grid reference NS 17869 75820
Tower
Constructedc.1886
Height44 ft (13 m)
Fog signalNo
Light
Focal height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range6 nmi (11 km)
CharacteristicFl R 6s Edit this on Wikidata

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 (13 metres) in height.

The MV Akka was lost, after grounding on the Gantocks on 9 April 1956. The PS Waverley grounded on the rocks on 15 July 1977, with 715 passengers on board.

The Gantocks beacon was repainted and maintenance carried out during 2018.

Gallery

  • The Gantocks Beacon with Cloch Lighthouse behind The Gantocks Beacon with Cloch Lighthouse behind
  • The Gantocks The Gantocks
  • Gantocks Beacon Gantocks Beacon

References

  1. "Secret Scotland - The Gantocks". www.secretscotland.org.uk.
  2. "The Gantocks, Navigation Beacon | Canmore". canmore.org.uk.
  3. "MV Akka | Scottish Wrecks". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. "Waverley runs aground carrying 715 passengers". HeraldScotland. 8 August 2006.
  5. "Paddle Steamer Waverley". paddlesteamers.info.
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Categories: