Glen Huntly

Settlement in Renfrewshire

Scotland

Glen Huntly

Tonka and dolphins off Port Glasgow Converted Royal Navy landing craft Tonka now operates sight-seeing tours on the Clyde out of Greenock. Seen here heading upstream off Port Glasgow retail park on the way to Braehead and Glasgow city centre.

Note the pair of dolphins; one just behind and one in front of the stern. Helensburgh and Craigendoran are visible in the distance.

Clyde Charters web site: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.clydecharters.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.clydecharters.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> .
Tonka and dolphins off Port Glasgow Credit: Thomas Nugent

Glen Huntly is a small village located in the Renfrewshire council area of Scotland. Situated approximately 10 miles southwest of the city of Glasgow, it is nestled within the picturesque Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. The village is bordered by rolling hills and stunning countryside, offering residents and visitors alike the opportunity to explore the natural beauty of the area.

Glen Huntly is home to a small community, with a population of around 500 people. The village has a charming and peaceful atmosphere, making it an ideal place for those seeking a tranquil lifestyle away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The residents of Glen Huntly take pride in their tight-knit community and actively participate in local events and activities.

The village is well-connected to nearby towns and cities, with good transportation links available. The nearby A760 road provides easy access to surrounding areas, and there are regular bus services connecting Glen Huntly to nearby towns.

Despite its small size, Glen Huntly offers a range of amenities to cater to the needs of its residents. These include a local convenience store, a village hall, and a primary school. For recreational activities, residents can enjoy the vast open spaces of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, which offers numerous walking trails, cycling routes, and picnic spots.

In conclusion, Glen Huntly is a peaceful and picturesque village located in the Renfrewshire region of Scotland. With its beautiful natural surroundings and strong sense of community, it provides a tranquil and idyllic setting for its residents.

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Glen Huntly Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 55.930967/-4.6907699 or Grid Reference NS3274. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Tonka and dolphins off Port Glasgow Converted Royal Navy landing craft Tonka now operates sight-seeing tours on the Clyde out of Greenock. Seen here heading upstream off Port Glasgow retail park on the way to Braehead and Glasgow city centre.

Note the pair of dolphins; one just behind and one in front of the stern. Helensburgh and Craigendoran are visible in the distance.

Clyde Charters web site: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.clydecharters.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.clydecharters.co.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> .
Tonka and dolphins off Port Glasgow
Converted Royal Navy landing craft Tonka now operates sight-seeing tours on the Clyde out of Greenock. Seen here heading upstream off Port Glasgow retail park on the way to Braehead and Glasgow city centre. Note the pair of dolphins; one just behind and one in front of the stern. Helensburgh and Craigendoran are visible in the distance. Clyde Charters web site: LinkExternal link .
The Caledonian  Bar On Princes Street, near Port Glasgow  railway station. Note the defibrillator on the Wall <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7029125">NS3274 : Defibrillator at the Caledonian  Bar</a>.
The Caledonian Bar
On Princes Street, near Port Glasgow railway station. Note the defibrillator on the Wall NS3274 : Defibrillator at the Caledonian Bar.
Defibrillator at the Caledonian  Bar Installed  in memory of Bridie Carroll, late mother of the bar owner David Carroll.

See the bar here <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7029110">NS3274 : The Caledonian  Bar</a>.
Defibrillator at the Caledonian Bar
Installed in memory of Bridie Carroll, late mother of the bar owner David Carroll. See the bar here NS3274 : The Caledonian Bar.
Scotrail Class 320 train at Port Glasgow Class 320 numbered 320 417 with a Glasgow bound service from Gourock on a misty December afternoon.
Scotrail Class 320 train at Port Glasgow
Class 320 numbered 320 417 with a Glasgow bound service from Gourock on a misty December afternoon.
Port Glasgow railway station  The corridor from Princes Street to the main concourse is adorned with artwork which depicts historical local scenes.
Port Glasgow railway station
The corridor from Princes Street to the main concourse is adorned with artwork which depicts historical local scenes.
Port Glasgow railway station  The corridor from Princes Street to the main concourse is adorned with artwork which depicts local historic scenes.
Port Glasgow railway station
The corridor from Princes Street to the main concourse is adorned with artwork which depicts local historic scenes.
Taxi office on Princes Street  The ABC Taxis office at the main entrance to Port Glasgow railway station. The building was formerly home to Flower Vogue florists and later Station Taxis.
Taxi office on Princes Street
The ABC Taxis office at the main entrance to Port Glasgow railway station. The building was formerly home to Flower Vogue florists and later Station Taxis.
Port Glasgow Christmas lights Lights and a Christmas tree at the historic Town Buildings and on the nautical sculpture 'Endeavour', which has colour changing lights all year round.
Port Glasgow Christmas lights
Lights and a Christmas tree at the historic Town Buildings and on the nautical sculpture 'Endeavour', which has colour changing lights all year round.
New flats on Dubbs Place On the site of the former Boglestone Clinic <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2836249">NS3373 : Boglestone Clinic</a>.
New flats on Dubbs Place
On the site of the former Boglestone Clinic NS3373 : Boglestone Clinic.
Statue of shipyard workers at Coronation Park Been nicknamed as the Skelpies
Statue of shipyard workers at Coronation Park
Been nicknamed as the Skelpies
HMS Severn passing Port Glasgow HMS Severn (P282) is a River Class offshore patrol vessel, seen here passing the  Perch lighthouse in retro WWII ‘Western Approaches’ livery, which was applied to U-boat killers through much of World War 2. She is the first Royal Navy ship to have been painted in this livery since WWII, as a tribute to sailors of the Battle of the Atlantic who operated in the same waters in which HMS Severn regularly operates.

See also <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7112454">NS3274 : HMS Severn passing Port Glasgow</a>

Royal Navy HMS Severn web page: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/river-class/hms-severn" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/river-class/hms-severn">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> .
HMS Severn passing Port Glasgow
HMS Severn (P282) is a River Class offshore patrol vessel, seen here passing the Perch lighthouse in retro WWII ‘Western Approaches’ livery, which was applied to U-boat killers through much of World War 2. She is the first Royal Navy ship to have been painted in this livery since WWII, as a tribute to sailors of the Battle of the Atlantic who operated in the same waters in which HMS Severn regularly operates. See also NS3274 : HMS Severn passing Port Glasgow Royal Navy HMS Severn web page: LinkExternal link .
HMS Severn passing Port Glasgow HMS Severn (P282) is a River Class offshore patrol vessel, seen here passing the  Perch lighthouse in retro WWII ‘Western Approaches’ livery, which was applied to U-boat killers through much of World War 2. She is the first Royal navy ship to have been painted in this livery since WWII, as a tribute to sailors of the Battle of the Atlantic who operated in the same waters in which HMS Severn regularly operates.

See also <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7112440">NS3274 : HMS Severn passing Port Glasgow</a>.

Royal navy HMS Severn web page: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/river-class/hms-severn" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/river-class/hms-severn">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> .
HMS Severn passing Port Glasgow
HMS Severn (P282) is a River Class offshore patrol vessel, seen here passing the Perch lighthouse in retro WWII ‘Western Approaches’ livery, which was applied to U-boat killers through much of World War 2. She is the first Royal navy ship to have been painted in this livery since WWII, as a tribute to sailors of the Battle of the Atlantic who operated in the same waters in which HMS Severn regularly operates. See also NS3274 : HMS Severn passing Port Glasgow. Royal navy HMS Severn web page: LinkExternal link .
Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow sculpture This new 10 metre high sculpture is complete, but landscaping and lighting are still being worked on.

David Hamilton's Town Buildings of 1815 ( Category A Listed <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB40071" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB40071">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> ) stand on the left, across the A8 dual carriageway.
Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow sculpture
This new 10 metre high sculpture is complete, but landscaping and lighting are still being worked on. David Hamilton's Town Buildings of 1815 ( Category A Listed LinkExternal link ) stand on the left, across the A8 dual carriageway.
Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow sculpture This new 10 metre high sculpture is complete, but landscaping and lighting are still being worked on.
Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow sculpture
This new 10 metre high sculpture is complete, but landscaping and lighting are still being worked on.
Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow sculpture Part of the new 10 metre high sculpture.
Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow sculpture
Part of the new 10 metre high sculpture.
Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow sculpture Part of the new 10 metre high sculpture.
Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow sculpture
Part of the new 10 metre high sculpture.
Tug CMS Wrestler passing Port Glasgow CMS Wrestler passing the Category B Listed <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB40086" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB40086">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Perch lighthouse, with the Rosneath peninsula in the distance.
Tug CMS Wrestler passing Port Glasgow
CMS Wrestler passing the Category B Listed LinkExternal link Perch lighthouse, with the Rosneath peninsula in the distance.
Tug CMS Boxer passing Port Glasgow CMS boxer, in the wake of CMS Wrestler, passing the Category B Listed <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB40086" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB40086">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Perch lighthouse, with the Rosneath peninsula in the distance.
Tug CMS Boxer passing Port Glasgow
CMS boxer, in the wake of CMS Wrestler, passing the Category B Listed LinkExternal link Perch lighthouse, with the Rosneath peninsula in the distance.
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Glen Huntly is located at Grid Ref: NS3274 (Lat: 55.930967, Lng: -4.6907699)

Unitary Authority: Inverclyde

Police Authority: Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

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///incline.quickly.suave. Near Port Glasgow, Inverclyde

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Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 55.930967,-4.6907699
Port Glasgow
Naptan AtcoCode: 9100PTGLSGW
Network: National Rail
Network Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/ptg/
Network Wikidata: Q26334
Operator: ScotRail
Operator Website: https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/stations-and-facilities/ptg
Operator Wikidata: Q18356161
Public Transport: station
Railway: station
Ref Crs: PTG
Source Name: local knowledge
Train: yes
Wikidata: Q2749824
Wikipedia: en:Port Glasgow railway station
Lat/Long: 55.9333809/-4.6897401
Port Glasgow
Is In: Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
Name Gd: Port Ghlaschu
Name Sco: Port Glesca
Place: town
Wikidata: Q1786145
Wikipedia: en:Port Glasgow
Lat/Long: 55.9342865/-4.689854
Mini Roundabout
Direction: clockwise
Lat/Long: 55.9334479/-4.6887721
Noexit: yes
Lat/Long: 55.9340057/-4.6961404
Noexit: yes
Lat/Long: 55.9343259/-4.6961122
Port Glasgow
Naptan AtcoCode: 9100PTGLSGW
Source Name: local knowledge
Lat/Long: 55.9333388/-4.6897629
Pub
Star Hotel
Lat/Long: 55.933442/-4.6884175
Charging Station
Lat/Long: 55.9333038/-4.6905472
Comet
Tourism: artwork
Lat/Long: 55.9353896/-4.691919
Barrier: bollard
Lat/Long: 55.9348981/-4.6895752
Barrier: bollard
Lat/Long: 55.9351252/-4.6890089
Barrier: bollard
Lat/Long: 55.9351302/-4.691039
Farmfoods
Addr Housenumber: 62-66
Addr Postcode: PA14 5JQ
Addr Street: Princes Street
Brand: Farmfoods
Brand Wikidata: Q5435841
Brand Wikipedia: en:Farmfoods
Fhrs Id: 28501
Shop: frozen_food
Lat/Long: 55.9349965/-4.6907812
Noexit: yes
Lat/Long: 55.9333814/-4.6949749
Bus Stop
Balfour Street
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 613092
Naptan NaptanCode: 46823293
Public Transport: platform
Lat/Long: 55.9349158/-4.6927124
Bus Stop
Water Street
Bus: yes
Public Transport: platform
Lat/Long: 55.9354368/-4.6907556
Bus Stop
Princes Street
Bus: yes
Public Transport: platform
Lat/Long: 55.9352289/-4.6909697
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