Doune Byre

Doune Byre is a wilderness hut in Stirling, Scotland. Doune Byre is situated near the peak Stob nan Eighrach, as well as near the islet Island I Vow.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Island I Vow and Ardlui railway station.

Island I Vow

Islet

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Island I Vow is a wooded islet near the head of Loch Lomond in west-central Scotland. It is 10 m tall at its highest point, and 80 m long. The island contains the remains of a castle built by the chief of Clan MacFarlane in 1577.

Ardlui railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ardlui railway station is a rural railway station, serving Ardlui at the north end of Loch Lomond, in Scotland. The station is located on the West Highland Line, sited 27 miles 43 chains from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh, between Crianlarich and Arrochar and Tarbet. Ardlui railway station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Doune Byre.

Beinn a’ Chòin

Peak

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beinn a' Choin is a mountain in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It lies on the border of the Stirling region and Argyll at the northern end of Loch Lomond. Beinn a’ Chòin is situated 1½ miles southeast of Doune Byre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardlui and Inverarnan.

Ardlui

Hamlet

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.

Inverarnan

Hamlet

Photo: Raymond Chisholm, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Inverarnan is a small hamlet in Stirling, Scotland, near the village of Crianlarich and the hamlet of Ardlui, Argyll and Bute. It is the only settlement in the historical county of Perthshire which has a G postcode. Inverarnan is situated 2½ miles northwest of Doune Byre.

Inveruglas

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Day, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Inveruglas is a hamlet on the west shore of Loch Lomond, fairly near the north end of the loch and is within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. Inveruglas is situated 3 miles south of Doune Byre.

Doune Byre

Type: Wilderness hut
Categories: building, tourism, hut, and accommodation
Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.29306° or 56° 17′ 35″ north

Longitude

-4.69587° or 4° 41′ 45″ west

Operator

Mountain Bothies Association

Open location code

9C8Q78V3+6M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 278797747

OpenStreetMap feature

building=hut

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=wilderness_hut

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Stob nan Eighrach and Ben Ducteach.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ardleish Pier and Lochan nam Muc.

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