Glentarsan Burn
Glentarsan Burn is a stream in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Glentarsan Burn is situated nearby to the hamlet Ardtaraig, as well as near the locality Ardtarig.Places of Interest
Highlights include Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme and Loch Tarsan.
Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme
Power station
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme is a small-scale hydro-electric power station, built by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and commissioned in 1951.
Loch Tarsan
Reservoir
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Tarsan is a freshwater loch and impounding reservoir located 13 kilometres northwest of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. This three-armed Reservoir extends into both Glen Tarsan and Glen Lean. Loch Tarsan is situated 1½ miles northeast of Glentarsan Burn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardtaraig and Colintraive.
Ardtaraig
Hamlet
Ardtaraig is a hamlet lying at the head of Loch Striven on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. The hamlet is on the single track B836 road.
Colintraive
Village
Glentarsan Burn
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Tarsan”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56° northLongitude
-5.11667° or 5° 7′ westElevation
151 feet (46 metres)Open location code
9C8P2V2M+28GeoNames ID
2648429
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ardtarig and Auchenbreck.
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