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The Firth of Clyde is the estuary of the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland. The Firth has some of the deepest coastal waters of the British Isles. The Firth is sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre Peninsula.
The Islands of the Firth of Clyde are the fifth largest of the major Scottish island groups after the Inner and Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. They are situated in the Firth of Clyde between Argyll and Bute in the west and Inverclyde , North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire in the east.
The Holy Island or Holy Isle (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean MoLaise) is an island in the Firth of Clyde, off the west coast of central Scotland, inside Lamlash Bay on the larger Isle of Arran. The island is around 3 kilometres ( 1 + 7 ⁄ 8 mi) long and around 1 kilometre ( 5 ⁄ 8 mi) wide.
The Firth of Clyde, a 1,544 square-mile expanse of water on the western coast of Scotland, forms a key part of the country's maritime landscape. Encircling the Scottish mainland and several islands, the Firth of Clyde stretches from the Irish Sea to the North Atlantic Ocean, offering a strategic gateway to the open seas.
ONCE THE GATEWAY TO SCOTLAND’S INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND, the Firth of Clyde is a renowned sailing destination blessed with excellent facilities. Stretching from the bustling city of Glasgow to charming islands, the River Clyde runs into sea lochs extending all the way to the Highlands.
River Clyde, Scotland’s most famous and important river (and firth, or estuary), about 106 miles (170 km) in length, discharging to the Atlantic on the western coast. The upper Clyde is a clear fishing stream rising in the moorlands of the Southern Uplands and flowing northward through a valley.
…Ocean inlet known as the Firth of Clyde. It is separated from the mainland by the Kyles of Bute, a narrow winding strait. To the south, the Sound of Bute separates Bute from the larger island of Arran.
The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth between Argyllshire and Ayrshire. Within the firth are several pretty islands which constitute Buteshire.
The Hebrides may be the first place you think of when sailing or cruising in Scotland. But the Firth of Clyde is no poor sibling, with world-class wildlife, a tempting sprinkling of islands and the dramatic “doon the watter” views that have attracted Scots since time immemorial. www.argyllcruising.com
The Firth of Clyde encloses the largest and deepest coastal waters in the British Isles, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland.