Inverkip

Inverkip (Gaelic: Inbhir chip) is a village in the Scottish unitary authority Inverclyde.

History

The story of Inverkip is closely linked to the lands of Ardgowan which the Scottish King Robert III. his illegitimate son John Stuart in 1403 zusprach. In the 15th century there arose the tower house Ardgowan Castle. In 1801 the manor Ardgowan House of Shaw - Stuart Baronets was completed. This is now listed as a monument of the highest category A monument.

In 1861 Inverkip counted 449 inhabitants. After the population increased in the following hundred years to 504, Inverkip recorded in the second half of the 20th century a stronger Bewölkerungszuwachs. The population grew about 905 in 1981 to last in 1598 in 2001.

Geography

The village lies to the west of Inverclyde on the southern shore of the Firth of Clyde towards the Cowal peninsula and is the capital of the eponymous Parish. It is located about seven kilometers southwest of Greenock and 36 kilometers west of Glasgow. In Inverkip Kip opens the stream in the Firth of Clyde, from where also the name Inverkips ( Inbhir chip means " mouth of the Kip " ) is derived. The nearest villages are Wemyss Bay to the south and Greenock in the Northeast.

Traffic

Inverkip is located on the A78, which leads from the A8 in Greenock along the coast to Prestwick in the south. In the 1860s the village was connected with its own railway station on the railway network. This was initially served by the Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway Caledonian Railway. Today trains stop on the Inverclyde Line in Inverkip. With the Glasgow Airport is an international airport is 30 kilometers away.

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