Gourock

A view from Lyle Hill Gourock looking across the Firth of Clyde to the Holy Loch, which from 1961 was used as a United States Navy ballistic missile submarine base. In 1992 the Holy Loch base was deemed unnecessary following the demise of the Soviet Union and subsequently closed. To the left of the photo lies the townships of Sandbank and Dunoon, to the right are the townships of Kilmun and Strone and the road along the shore of Loch Long to Blairmore and Ardentinny. In the foreground is the headquarters for Caledonian MacBrayne or CalMac who operate ferry services throughout the west coast of Scotland.

High above Cardwell Bay and the coastal town of Gourock Scotland, on top of "Lyle Hill" stands the “Cross of Lorraine” a memorial to the Free French forces who fought in the Second World War. It has a unrivalled view across the “Firth of Clyde” to the “Holy Loch” and the entrance to “Loch Long” with the Argyll Mountains dominating the background.