Ranfurly, Renfrewshire

Ranfurly
Castle Terrace, the former Ranfurly Hotel, from the Churchyard
Ranfurly is located in Renfrewshire
Ranfurly
Ranfurly
Location within Renfrewshire
OS grid referenceNS391647
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRIDGE OF WEIR
Postcode districtPA11
Dialling code01505
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°50′56″N 4°35′06″W / 55.849°N 4.585°W / 55.849; -4.585

Ranfurly (Scottish Gaelic: Rann Feòirling) is a small settlement on the southern edge of the village of Bridge of Weir, which lies within the Gryffe Valley in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the West-Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Ranfurly derives its name from the 15th century Ranfurly Castle situated there. The area became a dormitory settlement of residential housing in the Victorian Era. Today Ranfurly is a conservation area.[1]

  1. ^ "Renfrewshire Council Website - Ranfurly Conservation Area". Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

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