Glen Nant
Glen Nant is a glen lying to the south of Taynuilt in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. An area of woodland of 339 hectares on the western side of the River Nant is designated as national nature reserve, which is owned and managed by Forestry and Land Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Taynuilt railway station and Nelson Monument, Taynuilt.
Taynuilt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Taynuilt railway station is a railway station serving the village of Taynuilt in western Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway, between Falls of Cruachan and Connel Ferry, sited 58 miles 55 chains from Callander via Glen Ogle. Taynuilt railway station is situated 2½ miles northwest of Glen Nant.
Nelson Monument, Taynuilt
Monument
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nelson Monument, Taynuilt is situated 2 miles north of Glen Nant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taynuilt and Kilchrenan.
Taynuilt
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taynuilt is a village in Argyll and Bute in the Highlands of Scotland. It's on the south shore of Loch Etive, at a point where the loch is pinched, so for centuries it was a ferry crossing.
Kilchrenan
Hamlet
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
Kilchrenan is a small village in the Argyll and Bute area of Scotland. Kilchrenan is located near to the end of the B845 road, about 1 mile inland from Loch Awe. Kilchrenan is situated 3½ miles southeast of Glen Nant.
Bonawe
Hamlet
Bonawe is a village in Ardchattan Parish Argyll and Bute, Scotland opposite Taynuilt on the north shore of Loch Etive, most famous for the shipping firm J & A Gardener's Bonawe Quarry - now owned by Breedon Aggregates Scotland Ltd. Bonawe is situated 3½ miles north of Glen Nant.
Glen Nant
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 318 feet
- Description: woodland and nature reserve in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Glen Nant” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Glen Nant”
- Swedish: “Glen Nant”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bridge of Awe and Brochroy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cnoc Glen Nant and Creag Bhainneach.
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