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Photo of Loch Thom, a reservoir near Gourock, Inverclyde, central Scotland.

© Gordon Brown / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Loch Thom

Named for engineer Robert Thom, this moorland reservoir above Greenock was built to power and supply the Clyde shipbuilding town.

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Loch Thom is a reservoir in Inverclyde. IBM (Greenock) Station is 3.3 km away to the north-west.

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Photo: Lyle Hill Viewpoint, a viewpoint near Gourock, Inverclyde, central Scotland.Highlight

Lyle Hill Viewpoint

Viewpoint near Gourock

Hilltop above Greenock with panoramic Firth of Clyde views and the Free French cross memorial.

4.9 km N

Photo of Gourock Outdoor Pool, a lido in Inverclyde, central Scotland.Highlight

Gourock Outdoor Pool

Lido near Gourock

A heated seawater pool of 1909 on the Clyde shore at Gourock, with views across the firth to the Cowal hills.

5.9 km NW

Photo of Wemyss Bay Station, a landmark in Inverclyde, central Scotland.Highlight

Wemyss Bay Station

Landmark near Wemyss Bay

Grade-A Victorian railway station and pier of 1903 with a sweeping glass-roofed concourse, gateway to Bute.

7.6 km SW

Photo of Dunoon, a village in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Dunoon

Village

Victorian Clyde resort town and main settlement of Cowal, reached by ferry from the mainland.

9.8 km NW · Argyll and Bute

Photo of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs, a National Park in Scotland.Iconic

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

National Park near Stronachlachar

Scotland's first national park, where the Highlands begin — bonnie banks, wooded glens and Ben Lomond within reach of Glasgow.

10.6 km NW

Photo along the John Muir Way, a long-distance trail running from Helensburgh to Dunbar, Scotland.Highlight

John Muir Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast across Scotland's waist, from Helensburgh to the conservationist's birthplace at Dunbar.

10.6 km N · spans 9 counties