Glendaruel
Glendaruel is a glen in the Cowal Peninsula in the south of Argyllshire. Its main settlement is the Clachan of Glendaruel.
About the glen
- Location map: 56°-0’47"N, 5°9’51"W
- Streetmap: NS028845
The present Kilmodan Church was built in the Clachan of Glendaruel in 1783.
A ruined castle stands in the glen: Dunans Castle.[1]
Glendaruel Wood and Crags and the Ruel Estuary are both listed as 'Sites of Special Scientific Interest'.[2][3]
Mythology
Glendaruel is thought to be one of the glens praised in the Gaelic poem "The Lament of Deirdre",[4] in which reference is made to a Glenndaruadh. It is found in the 15th-century Glenmasan manuscript, which may go back to an original written down in 1238. Deirdre is a tragic heroine in Irish mythology, and in the poem she is lamenting the necessity of leaving Britain to return to Ireland.
Music
Glendaruel is the inspiration for a number of bagpipe tunes, including The Glendaruel Highlanders, The Sweet Maid of Glendaruel, and The Dream Valley of Glendaruel. The tune of The Glendaruel Highlanders was used for the popular Scottish comic song Campbeltown Loch, as sung by Andy Stewart.
Pictures
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Glendaruel Bridge
Road to Glendaruel from Loch Fyne
Chapel on the Glendaruel Estate
Kilmodan Church
Outside links
- Streetmap: NR997845
References
- ↑ "Police probe castle fire". BBC News. 2001-01-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1116929.stm.
- ↑ Glendaruel Wood and Crags SSSI
- ↑ Ruel Estuary SSSI
- ↑ "The Lament of Deirdre". Electricscotland.com. http://www.electricscotland.com/history/literat/lamentof.htm.
