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Western HVDC Converter Station in North Ayrshire

Western HVDC Converter Station in North Ayrshire is a substation (600000;400000 V). Western HVDC Converter Station is near WHVDC Road.

Land Use
industrial area

Attraction

  • Whinstone Quarry – approx. 450 m.
  • Oak Tree – approx. 900 m.
  • Ice House (Ruin) – approx. 1000 m.
  • Lime Kiln (Ruin) – approx. 1000 m.
  • Yew Tree – approx. 1,1 km.
  • Sweet Chestnut Tree – approx. 1,1 km.
  • Well – approx. 1,2 km.
  • Hunterston Rock – approx. 1,4 km.
  • Hunterston Mill (Ruin) – approx. 1,9 km.
  • Wee Cumbrae Castle – approx. 3,0 km.

Bus stops

  • Hunterston Pillers – approx. 2,0 km.
  • Highthorn – approx. 2,0 km.
  • Killruskin – approx. 2,0 km.
  • Hunterston (N) – approx. 2,2 km.
  • Hunterston (S) – approx. 2,2 km.
  • Carlung – approx. 2,7 km.

Restaurants

  • The Catch at Fins (fish) – approx. 3,0 km.

Picnic site

  • Farland Point – approx. 3,2 km.

Viewpoint

  • Goldenberry Hill – approx. 700 m.
  • Campbelton Hill – approx. 900 m.

Drinking water fountains

  • Fresh Water Trough – approx. 700 m.

Benches

  • Statue – approx. 1,0 km.

Cemetery

  • Pet Cemetery – approx. 1,1 km.

Public clocks

  • Sundial – approx. 1,1 km.

Seafood shops

  • Fencebay – approx. 3,0 km.

Roads nearby

Hunterston 'A' Service Road
300 m
WHVDC Road
450 m
WHVAC Road
500 m
Ancient Track
550 m
Hunterston 'B' Service Road
Checkpoint (Entrance), Checkpoint (Exit)
600 m
Power Station Road
Lime Kiln (Ruin), Hunterston Mill (Ruin), Kissing Gate
650 m
Goldenberry Road
Goldenberry Gate, Campbelton Gate, Oak Tree
650 m
Fences Road
700 m
Hillhouse Road
Half Moon Gate, Ice House (Ruin)
1,1 km
Thirdpart
1,1 km

Baies nearby

Little Brigurd
700 m
Stoney Port
800 m

Body of waters nearby

Ice Pond (Dry)
1,1 km

Buildings nearby

Nuclear Restoration Service (NRS)
350 m
Underground Water Tank
450 m
Security Lodge
500 m
Visitors Centre
500 m
Round Water Tank
750 m

Cliffs nearby

Three Sisters
900 m

Ditches nearby

Fences SSSI
600 m

Farm buildings nearby

Hillhouse Cottage
1,1 km

Farmhouses nearby

Hillhouse farm
1,1 km

Forests nearby

Goldenberry Plantation
400 m
Brackenbank Plantation
500 m
Happincraig Plantation
500 m
Broomeraigs Plantation
750 m
Campbelton Plantation
800 m
Wattering Plantation
1000 m
Hillhouse Wood
1,1 km
Ardneil Bank Wood
1,1 km

Grasslands nearby

Shepherds Acre West
550 m
Hillhouse East
700 m
Campbelton High Croft
950 m
Shaw Croft
1000 m
Home Park West
1,0 km

Industrial areas nearby

Hunterston 'B' Nuclear Power Station
250 m
Hunterston 'A' Nuclear Power Station
250 m
Hunterston Valve (Mandatory Vehicle Registration Office)
600 m
Magnox Learning and Development Centre
600 m

Industrial buildings nearby

Reactor 1 (Decomissioned)
200 m
Reactor 2 (Decomissioned)
250 m

Landfills nearby

The Dump
700 m

Meadows nearby

Shepherds Acre East
700 m
The Three Sisters
850 m

Wetlands nearby

Hunterston Marsh
1000 m

Other nearby

Hunterston East Substation
550 m
Emergency Nuclear Landing Area
600 m
Hunterston North Substation
750 m
Battlefield (1215)
1000 m