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'''Ardgartan''' is a hamlet, on the [[Cowal]] peninsula of [[Argyllshire]], standing on the shore of [[Loch Long]], at the bottom of [[Glen Croe]].
'''Ardgartan''' is a hamlet, on the [[Cowal]] peninsula of [[Argyllshire]], standing on the western shore of [[Loch Long]] (which divides Argyll from [[Dunbartonshire]]), at the bottom of [[Glen Croe]].


The hamlet sits lies within the [[Argyll Forest Park]], which is itself within the [[Loch Lomond and the Trossachs]] National Park.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/forest-parks/argyll-forest-park/ardgartan | title=Ardgartan}}</ref>
The hamlet sits lies within the [[Argyll Forest Park]], which is itself within the [[Loch Lomond and the Trossachs]] National Park.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/forest-parks/argyll-forest-park/ardgartan | title=Ardgartan}}</ref>

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Ardgartan
Argyllshire

Loch Long at dawn from Ardgarten
Location
Grid reference: NN273029
Location: 56°11’14"N, 4°47’2"W
Data
Post town: Alexandria
Postcode: G83
Dialling code: 01301
Local Government
Council: Argyll and Bute
Parliamentary
constituency:
Argyll and Bute

Ardgartan is a hamlet, on the Cowal peninsula of Argyllshire, standing on the western shore of Loch Long (which divides Argyll from Dunbartonshire), at the bottom of Glen Croe.

The hamlet sits lies within the Argyll Forest Park, which is itself within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.[1]

Ardgartan House

Ardgartan House was used as a youth hostel and operated for 70 years until it was closed in 2002.[2]

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Ardgartan)

References