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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> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:35, 12 March 2022
| 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]
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ardgartan) |