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The Whole Firth to Ourselves (photo post)

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Half an hour from Paisley and you’re standing above the whole firth. We went up on a grey, rainy afternoon and had Lyle Hill entirely to ourselves, just Stephanie, Chipshop and me, the view over the Clyde fading in and out through the weather.

Misty view over a hillside railing down onto Gourock and the Firth of Clyde
Gourock
Stephanie and Chipshop the dog standing at a railing overlooking the misty Firth of Clyde
Firth of Clyde, Stephanie and Chipshop
Wide view over the Firth of Clyde from Lyle Hill, with Gourock waterfront below and hills fading into mist
Firth of Clyde and Gourock
A CalMac ferry docked at Dunoon pier, with small boats moored in the foreground
Dunoon Ferry
The QEII Jubilee beacon, a metal torch sculpture on Lyle Hill flanked by benches and trees
QEII Jubilee Beacon
A Lyle Hill heritage information board on naval history, with flowers tied to the bench behind it
Information Board

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