Garelochhead
Garelochhead is a small village on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the nearest village to HM Naval Base Clyde. Garelochhead lies 7 miles northwest of Helensburgh. Loch Lomond is a few miles to the east, and Loch Long to the west.
- Village with 3,560 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 69 feet (21 metres)
- Description: village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Garelochhead railway station and HMNB Clyde.
Garelochhead railway station
Railway station
Garelochhead railway station is a railway station…
HMNB Clyde
Military installation
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His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde is the Royal Navy's main shore establishment in Scotland.
RNAD Coulport
Military installation
Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport, shortened… RNAD Coulport is situated 2 miles southwest of Garelochhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whistlefield and Portincaple.
Whistlefield
Hamlet
Whistlefield is a hamlet on the east shore of Loch Eck…
Portincaple
Hamlet
Portincaple is a hamlet on the shores of Loch Long in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Rahane
Hamlet
Rahane is a clachan in Argyll and Bute, Scotland… Rahane is situated 2 miles south of Garelochhead.
Garelochhead
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
56.07961° or 56° 4′ 47″ north
Longitude
-4.82918° or 4° 49′ 45″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB GAD
Open location code
9C8Q35HC+R8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Garelochhead” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Garelochhead”
- Bulgarian: “Гарелочхеад”
- Cebuano: “Garelochhead”
- Dutch: “Garelochhead”
- French: “Garelochhead”
- Irish: “Ceann a‘ Gheàrrloch”
- Irish: “Ceann a’ Gheàrrloch”
- Italian: “Garelochhead”
- Persian: “گارلاکهد”
- Polish: “Garelochhead”
- Scots: “Gairlochheid”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ceann a‘ Ghearrloch”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ceann a‘ Gheàrrloch”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ceann a’ Gheàrrloch”
- Spanish: “Garelochhead”
- Swedish: “Garelochhead”
- Welsh: “Garelochhead”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Garelochhead and Gibson Hall.
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