The Gantocks Explained

Qid:Q28465883
Location:Firth of Clyde, Scotland.
Coordinates:55.9408°N -4.9178°W National
Yearbuilt:1886
Fogsignal: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 44feet in height.[1] [2]

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Secret Scotland - The Gantocks. www.secretscotland.org.uk.
  2. Web site: The Gantocks, Navigation Beacon | Canmore. canmore.org.uk.
  3. Web site: MV Akka | Scottish Wrecks. 2016-12-03. 2016-12-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220031755/http://www.rod-macdonald.co.uk/index.php/Scottish-Wrecks/mv-akka.html. dead.
  4. Web site: Waverley runs aground carrying 715 passengers. HeraldScotland. 8 August 2006 .
  5. Web site: Paddle Steamer Waverley. paddlesteamers.info.
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-01-13 . 2019-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190114153227/https://www.peelports.com/media/3025/cntm-15-18-firth-of-clyde-gantocks-beacon-maintenance.pdf . dead .

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