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Wemyss Bay
Wemyss Bay is a village on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the traditional county of Renfrewshire.〔Registers of Scotland. Publications, leaflets, Land Register Counties. http://www.ros.gov.uk/public/publications/leaflets.html〕 It is adjacent to Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire. The villages have always been in separate counties, divided by the Kelly Burn.
Wemyss Bay is the port for ferries to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. Passengers from the island can connect to Glasgow by trains, which terminate in the village at the remarkable Wemyss Bay railway station, noted for its architectural qualities and regarded as one of Scotland's finest railway buildings.〔Walker, Frank Arneil (1986) ''The South Clyde Estuary'', RIAS.〕〔Edwards, Brian (1986), ''Scottish Seaside Towns'', BBC Publications〕 The port is very exposed, so in high winds the ferries must travel up river to Gourock to dock.
==Etymology==
The name Wemyss is derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''uaimh'' which means ''cave''.〔Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 342 - 343.〕 It is believed to be taken from the caves of the Firth of Forth where the Clan Wemyss made their home. The chiefs are one of the few noble families who are descended from the Celtic nobility through the Clan MacDuff Earls of Fife.〔
The name Wemyss Bay may be associated with Bob Wemyss, who was the owner of a hut on the shore in the 19th century.〔http://www.wemyssbay.net/content.php?pg=customcontent&pd=1022〕
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