Corlic Hill - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

The Gryffe Reservoirs are two reservoirs, known as Gryffe No. 1 and Gryffe No. 2, located in Inverclyde in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The reservoirs are fed from a stream rising on Creuch Hill. Their outflow, the Gryffe Water, joins with the Green Water to form the River Gryffe near Kilmacolm. The reservoirs were completed in 1872 to provide clean drinking water to Greenock.

Loch Thom is a reservoir which since 1827 has provided a water supply to the town of Greenock in Inverclyde. The loch is about 2.4 km from north to south, curving to the east in a rough C-shape.Today it is used for sport fishing and forms part of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park with several attractive walks and a centre at Cornalees Bridge providing nature study facilities.Enjoy a circular walk around this lovely loch in the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park.

Wellpark Mid Kirk is home to a lively congregation which cherishes its building, a handsome classical church with an Ionic portico and steeple modelled on St Martin-in-the-Fields. The church stands at the heart of Greenock, looking down William Street and the site of James Watt’s earliest years. The internal square layout, with seating positioned to fit a plan provided by James Watt’s father, gives the feeling of intimacy.

The McLean Museum and Art Gallery is one of the best municipal museums in Scotland. The museum features displays on the engineer James Watt, exhibits on local maritime and social history themes, ethnography, Egyptology and natural history. Fine art collection and temporary exhibition programme. The principal entrance to the museum is on Kelly Street, in the Greenock West area. The former Curator is Val Boa.

Newark Castle is a well-preserved castle sited on the south shore of the estuary of the River Clyde in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland. The original castle had a tower house within a walled enclosure or barmkin entered through a large gatehouse. All that remains of the outer defensive wall is from one of the original corner towers. For centuries this location was used to offload seagoing ships, and led to the growth of Port Glasgow close to the castle on either side and to the south.

Greenock cemetery is a large site situated close to the centre of the town, which lies on the River Clyde. It comprises 80 acre sloping, wooded site with a wide assortment of finely carved, primarily 19th and 20th century gravestones in mainly classical or Gothic styles and in a variety of types, including Celtic crosses and obelisks. It is one of the largest and oldest in the UK.