Inverkip

Inverkip (Inbhir Chip en gaélique (gd)) est une ville et une paroisse civile d'Écosse, située dans le council area d'Inverclyde et dans la région de lieutenance du Renfrewshire. Elle est située à 7 kilomètres au sud-ouest de Greenock, à 105 kilomètres d'Édimbourg et 580 kilomètres de Londres. Elle est desservie par l'A78 (en) et par la gare d'Inverkip (en) située sur la ligne d'Inverclyde (en). Sur son territoire se trouve le château d'Inverkip (en) et se trouvait la centrale thermique d'Inverkip (dont la cheminée de 236 mètres constituait le plus haut bâtiment d'Écosse) jusqu'à sa démolition le 28 juillet 2013.

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Ardgowan Castle

Ardgowan Castle, originally called Inverkip Castle, is located in the Private Garden of "Ardgowan House, Castle & Gardens" near Inverkip, Scotland. It is near the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde, in the former county of Renfrewshire. The three-storey ruin of the 15th century tower house is protected as a category B listed building.

Kip Water, Inverclyde

Kip Water, also known as the River Kip, is a short river in Inverclyde, Scotland which gives the village of Inverkip its name (Inverkip = mouth of the River Kip). It originates at Cornalees in the hills between Inverkip and Greenock and runs through Shielhill Glen, Dunrod Glen and the Kip Valley before entering the Firth of Clyde at Kip Marina in Inverkip.

Inverkip (; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Chip) is a small town and parish in the Inverclyde council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland, 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Greenock and 8.1 miles (13 km) north of Largs on the A78 trunk road. The town takes its name from the River Kip and is served by Inverkip railway station.

Ardgowan House

Ardgowan House, Castle & Gardens is a privately owned late 18th-century mansion on the Firth of Clyde near Inverkip, Scotland. Ardgowan is located in Inverclyde, in the former county of Renfrewshire. The Ardgowan Estate has been held by the Stewart family since the early 15th century: towards the end of that century, their tower house Ardgowan Castle was built within the site of the previous Inverkip Castle fortress. The present house was erected in 1797 and completed in 1801 from designs by Cairncross. It is the seat of the Shaw Stewart baronets, currently Sir Ludovic Houston Shaw Stewart, 12th Baronet of Greenock and Blackhall. The house is protected as a category A listed building, and the grounds are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.

Inverkip railway station

Inverkip railway station serves the village of Inverkip, Inverclyde, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Inverclyde Line, located 28+3⁄4 miles (46.3 km) west of Glasgow Central.