The Gantocks is a small group of rocks lying off Dunoon in the upper Firth of Clyde, West of Scotland.
Location | Firth of Clyde, Scotland. |
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Coordinates | 55°56′27″N 4°55′04″W / 55.940816°N 4.9177772°W National grid reference NS 17869 75820 |
Tower | |
Constructed | c.1886 |
Height | 44 ft (13 m) |
Fog signal | No |
Light | |
Focal height | 12 m (39 ft) |
Range | 6 nmi (11 km) |
Characteristic | Fl R 6s |
A navigation beacon was constructed on the rocks circa 1886. The beacon is 44 feet (13 metres) in height.[1][2]
The MV Akka was lost, after running onto the Gantocks on 9 April 1956.[3] The PS Waverley ran aground on the rocks on 15 July 1977 with 715 passengers on board.[4][5]
The Gantocks beacon was repainted and maintenance was carried out during 2018.[6]
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