Glen Fruin
Glen Fruin (Gaelic: Gleann Freòin) is a glen in Dunbartonshire, adjacent to Loch Lomond, to the west of the loch and running down to the loch shore near the southern end of the water at Arden, north of Alexandria. To the north of Glen Fruin rise the Luss Hills.
Through the glen runs the Fruin Water which flows into the loch, and beside the river runs a road, now the A817 road, known as the Glen Fruin Haul Road, which goes branches off the A82 to run up the glen and over the top of the hills to HMNB Clyde at Garelochhead. It was originally built as a temporary private road on land leased from Luss Estates to facilitate construction of the Trident facility at RNAD Coulport thus avoiding heavy vehicles using narrow roads on the Rosneath Peninsula. After lobbying by the local authority it was agreed that it would be upgraded to adoptable standard and opened as a public road.
This glen was the site of the Battle of Glen Fruin, one of the last clan battles of the Highlands: in this fight an estimated 300 warriors on foot from the MacGregor Clan claimed victory over an estimated 600-800 men from the Colquhoun Clan, the latter a mix of mounted and foot soldiers.
The road from Glen Fruin to Loch Long was known as Rathad Mòr nan Gàidheal, which means "The High Road of the Gaels/Highlanders").
Location
- Location map: 56°2’48"N, 4°43’39"W
