Garelochhead Training Camp
Garelochhead Training Camp is a military installation in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Garelochhead Training Camp is situated nearby to the forest Greenfield Wood, as well as near the pier Garellochhead North.- Type: Military installation
- Also known as: “Greenfield Camp”
- Address: Garelochhead, G84 0EH
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. Garelochhead railway station is situated 2,700 feet north of Garelochhead Training Camp.
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 1 mile south of Garelochhead 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. Auchengaich Reservoir is situated 2 miles northeast of Garelochhead 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.
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 1½ miles northwest of Garelochhead 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 2 miles south of Garelochhead Training Camp.
Garelochhead Training Camp
Latitude
56.07318° or 56° 4′ 23″ northLongitude
-4.82134° or 4° 49′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C8Q35FH+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 194713464OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=base
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