Strone Training Camp
Strone Training Camp is a military installation in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland which is located on Glen Fruin Road. Strone Training Camp is situated nearby to Auchengaich Reservoir, as well as near the peak The Strone.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMNB Clyde and Auchengaich Reservoir.
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 1½ miles southwest of Strone Training Camp.
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.
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. Garelochhead railway station is situated 1½ miles west of Strone Training Camp.
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 1½ miles west of Strone Training Camp.
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 2½ miles northwest of Strone Training Camp.
Rahane
Hamlet
Photo: George Rankin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rahane is a clachan in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the west bank of the Gare Loch in the Rosneath peninsula, 2.3 miles south of the larger settlement of Garelochhead and 11 miles northwest by road from the town of Helensburgh. Rahane is situated 2½ miles southwest of Strone Training Camp.
Strone Training Camp
- Type: Military installation
- Address: Glen Fruin Road, Garelochhead, G84 8YT
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.07371° or 56° 4′ 25″ northLongitude
-4.7881° or 4° 47′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C8Q36F6+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1083337554OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=base
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