What is recorded here
Kilcreggan and Cove appear together on Shore Road beside Cove Castle, marking a 19th-century house built in 1867. The sea may have sounded through its walls at night, carrying salt into rooms where people argued, loved or forgot the daylight world.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cove and Kilcreggan, Shore Road, Cove Castle as House (19th Century) (1867). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cove Castle was built in the 19th century, specifically in 1867, as a house. It is remembered as a historic structure in the Kilcreggan area, reflecting 19th-century domestic architecture in Scotland.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Cove and Kilcreggan, Shore Road, Ashlea and EllerslieGate(s) (19th Century), Gate Pier(s) (19th Century), Semi Detached House (19th Century), Wall (19th Century) · 73 yd
Cove and Kilcreggan, Shore Road, AshcraigHouse (period Unassigned) · 143 yd
Linn Botanic GardensHeritage attraction · 799 yd
Barons PointSearchlight Battery (second World War) · 993 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Cove, Rosneath Road, Burgh Hall and Reading RoomHall (19th Century) (1893) · 1147 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1187 yd
Kilcreggan, Shore Road, Barbour CemeteryCemetery (early 20th Century), Commemorative Monument(s) (early 20th Century) · 1.8 mi
DunselmaCastle · 2.0 mi
Dolphin: Strone Point, Cowal, Upper Firth of ClydeSmack (20th Century) · 2.0 mi
Portkil PointHeadland · 2.1 mi
Gairletter PointHeadland · 2.4 mi
Gourock, Bath Street, Gourock CastleCastle (19th Century) (1840) · 2.8 miOther information
Photo: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0