Garelochhead
Garelochhead is a railway stop in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Garelochhead is situated nearby to the forest Greenfield Wood, as well as near the hamlet Whistlefield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Garelochhead railway station and HMNB Clyde.
Garelochhead railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Garelochhead railway station is a railway station serving the village of Garelochhead, on the Gare Loch, in Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line and is a boundary station for SPT.
HMNB Clyde
Military installation
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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 1¼ miles south of Garelochhead.
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. Auchengaich Reservoir is situated 2 miles east of Garelochhead.
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.
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.
Portincaple
Hamlet
Photo: Hamiltonstone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portincaple is a hamlet on the shores of Loch Long in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It was once a fishing village sending its catch to market via the old railway station at Whistlefield. Portincaple is situated 1½ miles northwest of Garelochhead.
Garelochhead
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.0796° or 56° 4′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.82552° or 4° 49′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C8Q35HF+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1758353134OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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