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Lyle Hill - Gireve Road

Greenock, Scotland

Lyle Hill - Gireve Road

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Length3.5 mi
Elev. Gain511.7 ft
Est. Steps8000
Introduction
Lyle Hill - Gireve Road is a 3.5 mile (8,000-step) route located near Greenock, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 511.7 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Clydeview Academy

School
Clydeview Academy is a non-denominational secondary school situated in Gourock, Inverclyde. It was founded in 2011 and opened to pupils on 17 August 2011. The first head teacher of the school is William Todd.The school is a modern merger of two secondary schools from the local area, Greenock Academy and Gourock High School which both closed at the end of the 2010 summer term.

Fort Matilda

Place
Fort Matilda is a suburb at the far western edge of Greenock, Scotland. Its name comes from a coastal battery built on Whiteforeland Point 1814–1819 to defend the River Clyde.

Fort Matilda railway station

Building
Fort Matilda railway station lies at the far western edge of the town of Greenock, Scotland. It is a non-staffed station, and is the last stop before the terminus of Gourock railway station on the Inverclyde Line out of Glasgow Central station.

Finnart

Place
The lands of Finnart to the west of Greenock belonged to the Earl of Douglas in medieval times. Around 1455 they were forfeited to the crown. Finnart was given to the Hamiltons, while the western part of the barony of Finnart went to Stewart of Castlemilk and became the barony of Finnart-Stewart, or Gourock.

Glenpark Cricket Ground

Place
Glenpark Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Greenock, Scotland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1869 when Greenock played the Players of Scotland. Scotland played their first first-class match there in 1926 against Ireland. The ground held five further first-class matches, the last of which saw Scotland play Ireland in 1972.

Lyle Hill

Mountain
Lyle Hill at the West End of Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, has scenic viewpoints accessible from Lyle Road which was constructed in 1879–1880 and named after Provost Abram Lyle, well known as a sugar refiner. The hill's highest point is Craigs Top at 426 feet (130 m) above sea level, and before the road was constructed the hill was known as the Craigs, or as the Bingens (with various spellings).

St Columba's High School, Gourock

Place
St Columba's High School is a co-educational six-year Roman Catholic, comprehensive secondary school, located next to Tower Hill Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The school serves south west Greenock, Gourock, Inverkip and Wemyss Bay. The current enrolment(2018) is 682 pupils.The school won the Platinum Award in Enterprise Inverclyde Standards and Quality Report 2005/2006.

Greenock Academy

Place
The Greenock Academy was a mixed non-denominational school in the west end of Greenock, Scotland, founded in 1855, originally independent, later a grammar school with a primary department, and finally a Comprehensive school only for ages eleven to eighteen. On 24 June 2011, Greenock Academy closed after a history spanning 156 years.

Free French Memorial

Historical

Lyle Park

Park
Route Details

Length

3.5 mi

Elev. Gain

511.7 ft

Est. Steps

8000
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