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The Gantocks
Seal and light beacon on the Gantock Rocks off Dunoon - geograph.org.uk - 421263.jpg
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; -4.9177772 National
Year first constructed c.1886
Height 44 ft (13 m)
Range 6 nmi (11 km)
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 (13 metres) in height.

The MV Akka was lost, after running onto the Gantocks on 9 April 1956. The PS Waverley ran aground on the rocks on 15 July 1977 with 715 passengers on board.

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

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  • The Gantocks - geograph.org.uk - 839222

    The Gantocks Beacon with Cloch Lighthouse behind

  • The Gantocks - geograph.org.uk - 995903

    The Gantocks

  • Lighthouse (4730542865)

    Gantocks Beacon

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