Garelochhead Burial Ground

Garelochhead Burial Ground is a cemetery in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Garelochhead Burial Ground is situated nearby to the security checkpoint Garelochhead Training Camp Guard Room, as well as near the building Belmore House, Faslane.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMNB Clyde and Garelochhead railway station.

HMNB Clyde

Military installation

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde is the Royal Navy's main shore establishment in Scotland. It is home to the United Kingdom's fleet of nuclear submarines, including attack submarines and ballistic missile submarines. HMNB Clyde is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Garelochhead Burial Ground.

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 1 mile northwest of Garelochhead Burial Ground.

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 Burial Ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garelochhead and Rahane.

Garelochhead

Village

Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garelochhead is a small village on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the nearest village to HM Naval Base Clyde. Garelochhead lies 7 miles northwest of Helensburgh. Loch Lomond is a few miles to the east, and Loch Long to the west.

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 southwest of Garelochhead Burial Ground.

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 2 miles northwest of Garelochhead Burial Ground.

Garelochhead Burial Ground

Type: Cemetery
Category: burial
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

56.06989° or 56° 4′ 12″ north

Longitude

-4.81413° or 4° 48′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C8Q359P+X8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 399539613

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Garelochhead Burial Ground from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Garelochhead Training Camp Guard Room and Garelochhead Training Camp.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as H.M. Submarine K13 Memorial and HMNB Clyde North.

Argyll and Bute: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Oban, Campbeltown, Isle of Bute, and Helensburgh.

Curious Cemeteries to Discover

Uncover intriguing cemeteries from every corner of the globe.