Strone
| Strone Gaelic: An t-Sròn | |
| Argyllshire | |
|---|---|
 Strone Point and St Columba's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS193807 |
| Location: | 55°59’7"N, 4°53’53"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Dunoon, Argyll |
| Postcode: | PA23 |
| Dialling code: | 01369 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Argyll and Bute |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Argyll and Bute |
Strone is a village by the It is on the A880 road on the Cowal peninsula of Argyllshire, standing at the point where the north shore of the Holy Loch becomes the west shore of the Firth of Clyde. The village is within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
The village has a (now disused) pier (built in 1847) and was a regular stop for the Clyde steamer services.[1]
Next to Strone is the wee villages of Kilmun on Holy Loch's shoreline, and Blairmore on shore of Loch Long.
Name
The name 'Strone' comes from the Gaelic for nose,[2] and applies to the hill above the village as well as to Strone Point.
Village
Until within less than twenty years there was no such thing as a human habitation upon this commanding and picturesque promontory, with the exception of a few straggling huts and cottages. Gradually, however, its capabilities for the erection of villa residences began to be appreciated. The inhabitants now look upon an "old settlement," the entire promontory being girdled round about by villas of great architectural beauty.—Colegate's Guide to Dunoon, Kirn, and Hunter's Quay (John Colegate, 1868)[2]
A high road on the side of the hill serves additional houses including Dunselma, a Scottish baronial style house above the point. It was built as a sailing lodge for the wealthy Coats family (proprietors of the eponymous Paisley mills) in 1885-7 by the Paisley firm of Rennison and Scott.[3] It was bought by the Scottish Youth Hostels Association in 1941, and they used it as a hostel until 1965. It still forms a landmark clearly visible from the other side of the Clyde, and is a Category A listed building.[3]
Picture
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St Columba's Church -
Strone Pier -
Strone Hill from the Firth of Clyde -
Strone Terrace
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Outside links
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References
- ↑ Deayton, Alistair (2013). Clyde Coast Piers. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781848684270. https://books.google.com/books?id=aTqIAwAAQBAJ&q=Strone+pier+1847&pg=PT119.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Colegate's Guide to Dunoon, Kirn, and Hunter's Quay (Second edition) - John Colegate (1868), page 49
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Strone, Dunselma including Outbuilding, Boundary Walls, Gates and Gatepiers (Category A) - Listing detail (Historic Environment Scotland)