The Shanacles
The Shanacles is a dwelling in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The Shanacles is situated nearby to the forest Ashfield Boot Wood, as well as near the peak Whinny Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Balloch Castle and Boturich Castle.
Balloch Castle
Castle
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Balloch Castle is an early 19th-century country house situated at the southern tip of Loch Lomond, in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Balloch was a property of the Lennox family from the 11th century, and the old castle was built in the 13th century.
Boturich Castle
Castle
Photo: George Rankin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boturich Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of The Shanacles.
Balloch Country Park
Park
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Balloch Country Park is a 200-acre country park on the southern tip of Loch Lomond in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It was recognised as a country park in 1980, and it is the only country park in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Scotland's first national park. Balloch Country Park is situated 1½ miles southwest of The Shanacles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balloch and Gartocharn.
Balloch
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balloch is a town on Clydeside in central Scotland, on the southern shore of Loch Lomond. It expanded from 1850 when the railway arrived, bringing trippers from Glasgow to the pier, whence boats and charabancs conveyed them around the loch.
Gartocharn
Village
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Gartocharn is a village in West Dunbartonshire in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is the only village in the parish of Kilmaronock. The parish has a population of c. Gartocharn is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Shanacles.
Jamestown
Village
Jamestown is a village in the Vale of Leven conurbation in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Located on the east bank of the River Leven, it is sandwiched between Balloch to the north and Bonhill to the south. Jamestown is situated 2 miles south of The Shanacles.
The Shanacles
- Type: Dwelling
- Categories: locality, residential building, and building
- Location: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.0241° or 56° 1′ 27″ northLongitude
-4.55473° or 4° 33′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C8Q2CFW+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 13795717852OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwelling
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Notable Places Nearby
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