Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ardneil Bank

Ardneil Bank, a mural cliff at Farland Head in West Kilbride parish, Ayrshire, 6 miles NNW of Ardrossan. It rises to the height of about 300 feet, extends in a straight line to a length of about 1 mile, and is separated from the sea-margin only by a very narrow belt of verdant land. A crescent-shaped bay here forms good bathing ground.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a mural cliff"   (ADL Feature Type: "cliffs")
Administrative units: West Kilbride ScoP       Ayrshire ScoCnty

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