The Gantocks

Lighthouse

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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.^[1]^[2]

The MV Akka was lost, after running onto the Gantocks on 9 April 1956.^[3] The PS Waverley ran aground on the rocks on 15 July 1977 with 715 passengers on board.^[4]^[5]

The Gantocks beacon was repainted and maintenance was carried out during 2018.^[6]

Gallery

The Gantocks Beacon with Cloch Lighthouse behind
The Gantocks
Gantocks Beacon

References

^ "Secret Scotland - The Gantocks". www.secretscotland.org.uk.
^ "The Gantocks, Navigation Beacon | Canmore". canmore.org.uk.
^ "MV Akka | Scottish Wrecks". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
^ "Waverley runs aground carrying 715 passengers". HeraldScotland. 8 August 2006.
^ "Paddle Steamer Waverley". paddlesteamers.info.
^ "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)