Firkin Point

Firkin Point is a cape in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ben Lomond and Eilean nan Deargannan.

Ben Lomond

Peak

Ben Lomond, 974 metres, is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Situated on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, it is the most southerly of the Munros. Ben Lomond lies within the Ben Lomond National Memorial Park and the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, property of the National Trust for Scotland.

Eilean nan Deargannan

Islet

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eilean nan Deargannan is a small island in Loch Lomond, in west central Scotland. It lies between Rowardennan and Inverbeg.

Arrochar and Tarbet railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arrochar and Tarbet railway station is a railway station on the West Highland Line in Scotland. It stands at the western end of Tarbet. It is sited 19 miles 45 chains from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh, between Ardlui and Garelochhead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarbet and Luss.

Tarbet

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tarbet is a village on Loch Lomond in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Arrochar is a village two miles west, on Loch Long. Tarbet and Arrochar are good bases for exploring the west bank of Loch Lomond, but they're far from peaceful.

Luss

Photo: S. Alexander Gilmour, CC BY 2.0.

Luss in Argyll and Bute is the first sizable village that you reach while heading north along Loch Lomond; 3 miles further north is Inverbeg. Although nowadays bypassed by the A82 main road, they're both busy and touristy, especially Luss where every coach excursion stops for photos and the gift shop, disgorging tourists asking if this is the loch that contains the Loch Ness Monster.