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'''Tarbet''' is a small village in northern [[Dunbartonshire]], on the banks of [[Loch Lomond]]. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic] word for isthmus.
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'''Tarbet''' is a small village in northern [[Dunbartonshire]], on the banks of [[Loch Lomond]]. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic word for isthmus.
  
 
It stands on the isthmus where [[Loch Long]] and [[Loch Lomond]] come close.  The village of [[Arrochar]] stands at the head of [[Loch Long]], at the other side of the isthmus.  Arrochar and Tarbet railway station, on the West Highland Line, stands between the two villages. The village has a primary school (Arrochar Primary School), many hotels and bed and breakfasts, and a Tourist Information Centre. There is a pier into Loch Lomond.
 
It stands on the isthmus where [[Loch Long]] and [[Loch Lomond]] come close.  The village of [[Arrochar]] stands at the head of [[Loch Long]], at the other side of the isthmus.  Arrochar and Tarbet railway station, on the West Highland Line, stands between the two villages. The village has a primary school (Arrochar Primary School), many hotels and bed and breakfasts, and a Tourist Information Centre. There is a pier into Loch Lomond.
  
The village is formed around the junction of the A82 and A83 trunk roads.
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The village is formed around the junction of the A82 and A83 trunk roads. The A82 runs from [[Glasgow]] to [[Inverness]] along the shore of Loch Lomond and the A83 branches off from it in Tarbet and runs to [[Campbeltown]].
  
 
The area around Arrochar and Tarbet has become the scene of "squirrel wars".  The red squirrel is resisting the offensive by the grey squirrel taking place across [[Great Britain]], since there is a type of woodland they find more favourable than most.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/Redsquirrel|title=Red squirrel|publisher=Forestry Commission Great Britain|accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/$$SearchMammal?Openform&OP=Mammals&PS=(FIELD+Country+CONTAINS+Scotland)+AND+(FIELD+Form+Contains+AccessPoint+or+Forest+or+Wood)+AND+(FIELD+Mammals+Contains+Red+squirrel)|title=List of red squirrel locations|publisher=Forestry Commission Great Britain|accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref>
 
The area around Arrochar and Tarbet has become the scene of "squirrel wars".  The red squirrel is resisting the offensive by the grey squirrel taking place across [[Great Britain]], since there is a type of woodland they find more favourable than most.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/Redsquirrel|title=Red squirrel|publisher=Forestry Commission Great Britain|accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/wildwoods.nsf/$$SearchMammal?Openform&OP=Mammals&PS=(FIELD+Country+CONTAINS+Scotland)+AND+(FIELD+Form+Contains+AccessPoint+or+Forest+or+Wood)+AND+(FIELD+Mammals+Contains+Red+squirrel)|title=List of red squirrel locations|publisher=Forestry Commission Great Britain|accessdate=2008-06-05}}</ref>
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* [http://www.arrocharheritage.com/ Arrochar, Tarbet and Ardlui history website]
 
* [http://www.arrocharheritage.com/ Arrochar, Tarbet and Ardlui history website]
 
* [http://www.arrocharandtarbet.com/ Arrochar and Tarbet website - shows places to stay, things to do, local shops, restaurants and companies]
 
* [http://www.arrocharandtarbet.com/ Arrochar and Tarbet website - shows places to stay, things to do, local shops, restaurants and companies]
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Latest revision as of 15:06, 31 October 2016

Tarbet
Gaelic: An Tairbeart
Dunbartonshire
Tarbet Hotel.jpg
The Tarbet Hotel
Location
Grid reference: NN315045
Location: 56°12’11"N, 4°43’1"W
Data
Post town: Arrochar
Postcode: G83
Dialling code: 01301
Local Government
Council: Argyll and Bute
Parliamentary
constituency:
Argyll and Bute

Tarbet is a small village in northern Dunbartonshire, on the banks of Loch Lomond. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic word for isthmus.

It stands on the isthmus where Loch Long and Loch Lomond come close. The village of Arrochar stands at the head of Loch Long, at the other side of the isthmus. Arrochar and Tarbet railway station, on the West Highland Line, stands between the two villages. The village has a primary school (Arrochar Primary School), many hotels and bed and breakfasts, and a Tourist Information Centre. There is a pier into Loch Lomond.

The village is formed around the junction of the A82 and A83 trunk roads. The A82 runs from Glasgow to Inverness along the shore of Loch Lomond and the A83 branches off from it in Tarbet and runs to Campbeltown.

The area around Arrochar and Tarbet has become the scene of "squirrel wars". The red squirrel is resisting the offensive by the grey squirrel taking place across Great Britain, since there is a type of woodland they find more favourable than most.[1][2]

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