Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park
Castle Semple Collegiate Church
Map showing the location of Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park
Map showing the location of Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park
Location in Scotland
LocationInverclyde, North Ayrshire and Renfrewshire
Coordinates55°47′50.8″N 4°37′10.2″W / 55.797444°N 4.619500°W / 55.797444; -4.619500
Area280 km2 (110 sq mi)[1]
Governing bodyClyde Muirshiel Park Authority
clydemuirshiel.co.uk
Extent of the park area

Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park is the collective name for areas of countryside set aside for conservation and recreation on the South Clyde estuary in Scotland.

The park covers an area of 280 km2 (110 sq mi) of Inverclyde, North Ayrshire and Renfrewshire, stretching from Greenock in the north, down the coast to Largs and West Kilbride and inland to Dalry and Lochwinnoch.

There are three visitor centres within the Park Castle Semple Loch, Muirshiel Country Park and The Greenock Cut (formerly Cornalees Bridge), ,.

Muirshiel, a Scots language name, translates to "moorhut" in English.[2]

  1. ^ Devine-Wright, Patrick (201). "The Wings Law Project". Renewable Energy and the Public: From NIMBY to Participation. Routledge. p. 268. ISBN 1136530266. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: Shiel n v1".