The Gantocks

Gantocks Rocks
The Gantocks and Navigation Beacon.
Location Firth of Clyde, Scotland.
Coordinates 55°56′27″N 4°55′04″W / 55.940816°N 4.9177772°W / 55.940816; -4.9177772Coordinates: 55°56′27″N 4°55′04″W / 55.940816°N 4.9177772°W / 55.940816; -4.9177772 National grid reference NS 17869 75820
Year first constructed c1886
Height 44ft
Range 6 miles
Fog signal No

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 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]

References

  1. ↑ Secret Scotland - The Gantocks
  2. ↑ The Gantocks, Navigation Beacon | Canmore
  3. ↑ MV Akka | Scottish Wrecks
  4. ↑ Waverley runs aground carrying 715 passengers (From HeraldScotland)
  5. ↑ Waverley
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