Geography
| Port Glasgow | Newark | Langbank | ||
| Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park | Houston | |||
| Kilmacolm | ||||
| Largs | Lochwinnoch | Bridge of Weir |
At 55°53′27″N 4°36′58″W / 55.89079°N 4.61601°W / 55.89079; -4.61601 Kilmacolm is situated in the Gryffe Valley in Scotland's western Central Lowlands. The village lies 350 feet (107 m) above sea level, 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Port Glasgow, 7.5 miles (12 km) east-south-east of Greenock, the administrative centre of Inverclyde; and 15 miles (24 km) west-north-west of Glasgow, the nearest city.
Kilmacolm lies within a civil parish of the same name of 29.6 square miles (76.7 km2) of largely rural land. The parish stretches to the Firth of Clyde, some 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the village, and west into the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. The parish borders the parishes of Erskine, Greenock, Houston and Killellan, Inverkip, Kilbarchan, Largs, Lochwinnoch and Port Glasgow.
The area generally consists of lightly sloping and occasionally rocky (mostly granite) moorland. Despite this, the parish is home to the highest point in Inverclyde, Creuch Hill at a height of 441 m (1446 ft). The River Gryffe, a tributary of the Black Cart Water, begins its flow in the village, running through Quarrier's Village and then on to Bridge of Weir and other villages in the Gryffe Valley.
A number of significant bodies of water exist close to the village, including the Auchendores reservoir at Cloak (to the north of the village) and the Knapps Loch, part of the Duchal estate. The Knapps Loch and the area around it is used for recreational activities and events in the village. The Loch is itself artificial, having been created by a local angling club in the early 20th century. It is shallow, with a number of islands, and has a small boathouse and landing stage at the shore.
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