Glen Fruin Car Park
Glen Fruin Car Park is a parking area in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Glen Fruin Car Park is situated nearby to the military installation Strone Training Camp, as well as near the peak Auchengaich Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auchengaich Reservoir and HMNB Clyde.
Auchengaich Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
National grid reference NS27609150 Auchengaich Reservoir was created in 1942 through the construction of an earthfill dam built by the military to supply water to Helensburgh and the Gareloch during World War II.
HMNB Clyde
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
His Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde, primarily sited at Faslane on the Gare Loch, is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy. HMNB Clyde is situated 2 miles southwest of Glen Fruin Car Park.
Beinn Chaorach
Peak
Photo: Steve woodward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beinn Chaorach is a hill in the southern foothills of the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It lies in the Luss Hills of Argyll and Bute, between Loch Lomond and Loch Long.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garelochhead and Whistlefield.
Garelochhead
Village
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garelochhead is a small town on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the nearest town to the HMNB Clyde naval base. Garelochhead lies 7 miles northwest of Helensburgh. Loch Lomond is a few miles to the east, and Loch Long to the west. Garelochhead is situated 2 miles west of Glen Fruin Car Park.
Whistlefield
Hamlet
Whistlefield is a hamlet on the east shore of Loch Eck on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. It is home to the Category C listed building, the Whistlefield Inn, which was established around 1801–1804. Whistlefield is situated 3 miles northwest of Glen Fruin Car Park.
Shandon
Village
Photo: George Rankin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shandon is a village on the open sea loch of the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Shandon overlooks the Rosneath Peninsula to the west and is bordered by Glen Fruin to the east, which is the site of the Battle of Glen Fruin, one of the last clan… Shandon is situated 3 miles south of Glen Fruin Car Park.
Glen Fruin Car Park
- Type: Parking area
- Category: transportation
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.07584° or 56° 4′ 33″ northLongitude
-4.77266° or 4° 46′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C8Q36GG+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1177265368OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parking
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Strone Training Camp and Battle of Glen Fruin.
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