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'''Craigendoran''' is a suburb at the eastern end of [[Helensburgh]] in [[Dunbartonshire]], on the northern shore of the [[Firth of Clyde]]. The name is from the Gaelic for "the rock of the otter".<ref>[http://gaelicplacenames.org/databasedetails.php?id=474 Craigendoran]: Gaelic Place-Names Gazetteer</ref>
'''Craigendoran''' is a suburb at the eastern end of [[Helensburgh]] in [[Dunbartonshire]], on the northern shore of the [[Firth of Clyde]]. The name is from the Gaelic for "the rock of the otter".


There is a railway station in the village. Craigendoran station. Craigendoran pier is next to the station: once a stopping point for Clyde steamers connecting with the railway, this pier has since closed and fallen into disrepair.
There is a railway station in the village. Craigendoran station. Craigendoran pier is next to the station: once a stopping point for Clyde steamers connecting with the railway, this pier has since closed and fallen into disrepair.

Latest revision as of 19:59, 14 March 2022

Craigendoran
Gaelic: Creag an Dòbhrain
Dunbartonshire

Craigendoran pier
Location
Grid reference: NS312815
Location: 55°59’49"N, 4°42’29"W
Data
Postcode: G84
Local Government

Craigendoran is a suburb at the eastern end of Helensburgh in Dunbartonshire, on the northern shore of the Firth of Clyde. The name is from the Gaelic for "the rock of the otter".

There is a railway station in the village. Craigendoran station. Craigendoran pier is next to the station: once a stopping point for Clyde steamers connecting with the railway, this pier has since closed and fallen into disrepair.

Hermitage Academy is on the eastern outskirts of Craigendoran.

References