Ardencaple Castle

Ardencaple Castle, also known as Ardincaple Castle, and sometimes referred to as Ardencaple Castle Light, is a listed building, situated about 1 statute mile (1.6 km) from Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Today, all that remains of the castle is a tower, perched on the edge of a plateau, looking down on a flat tract of land between it and the shore of the Firth of Clyde. The original castle was thought to have been built sometime in the 12th century, and part of the remains of the original castle were said to have existed in the 19th century. Today, that sole remaining tower is used as a navigational aid for shipping on the Firth of Clyde. Because of its use as a lighthouse the tower has been called Ardencaple Castle Light.

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Ardencaple Park

Ardencaple Park was a football ground in Helensburgh, Scotland. It was the home ground of Helensburgh F.C. during their time in the Scottish Football League.

Helensburgh Lifeboat Station

Helensburgh Lifeboat Station is actually located at Rhu Marina, in the village of Rhu, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of the town of Helensburgh. The station is situated on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde, at the entrance to Gare Loch, formerly in Dunbartonshire, now in the administrative region of Argyll and Bute. An Inshore lifeboat was first stationed at Helensburgh by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in June 1965. The station currently operates a B-class (Atlantic 85) Inshore lifeboat, Angus and Muriel Mackay (B-903), on station since 2017.

Lomond School

Lomond School is a private, co-educational, day and boarding school in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Lomond School is, currently, the only day and boarding school on the west coast of Scotland. It was formed from a merger in 1977 between Larchfield School (founded 1845 and previously called Larchfield Academy) and St Bride's School for Girls (founded 1895). Lomond School primarily teaches to the Scottish Education System, but in pupils' senior years (S5 & S6) at the school they can move into one of the International Baccalaureate programmes. The IB programmes were introduced in August 2021. It is a member school of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The principal of the school is Claire Chisholm who took over from Johanna Urquhart, in January 2024. Before Mrs Urquhart, the previous headmaster was Simon Mills.

Helensburgh Parish Church

The West Kirk (since 2015 called Helensburgh Parish Church) is a Church of Scotland parish church on Colquhoun Square in Helensburgh, Argyll, Scotland. Designed by James Hay, in 1853, it is designated as a Category B listed building by Historic Environment Scotland. In 2011 the church united with St Columba Church to become St Andrew's Kirk. The St Columba Church building became The Tower arts centre. In 2015 St Andrew's Kirk united with Park Church to become Helensburgh Parish Church. In 2016 the Park Church building became the Buddhist Meditation Centre of Scotland. In 2015, the Reverend David T. Young BA, BD Min (Hons), MTh became the first Parish Minister of Helensburgh Parish Church, later leaving to become a chaplain in the Royal Airforce. In February 2025, the Reverend Susan Campbell MacGregor BD, MBA (formerly Associate Minister of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh), took over the charge.