Clachaig
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![]() Clachaig Village | |
Location within Argyll and Bute | |
OS grid reference | NS 12100 81400 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DUNOON, ARGYLL |
Postcode district | PA23 |
Dialling code | 01369 |
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Clachaig (Scottish Gaelic: Clachaig) is a small settlement in Glen Lean, on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland.[1][2] It is located on the B836 road between the Holy Loch and Loch Striven, the hamlet is just over a mile long.[3] Clachaig is a Gaelic word meaning 'stone place'.[4]
The Hamlet consists of twenty-two houses and was built for accommodation for the workers of the powder mill. The mill manufactured gunpowder.[5]
The river at the bottom of the glen is the Blackcraig Burn that joins the Little Eachaig River, then joining the River Eachaig and flowing into the Holy Loch.
Transportation
[edit]The settlement is served by the 478 Dunoon–Portavadie bus, operated by West Coast Motors.[6]
Gallery
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Blackcraig Burn, Clachaig.
References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 63 Firth of Clyde (Greenock & Rothesay) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229699.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "B836 - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki". Sabre-roads.org.uk. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Gaelic place names of Scotland
- ^ "Clachaig, Glenlean Blackpowder Works". ScotlandsPlaces. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "SCOTLAND'S BERMUDA TRIANGLE". www.keybuses.com. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Map sources for Clachaig