Ardgartan

Ardgartan

Loch Long at dawn from Ardgarten campsite - geograph.org.uk - 1658026
Scotland
Ardgartan
Ardgartan shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference NN 27333 02894
Council area
  • Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area
  • Argyll and Bute
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Alexandria
Postcode district G83
Dialling code 01301
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament
  • Dumbarton

Ardgartan is a hamlet, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. It is located on the shores of Loch Long, at the bottom of Glen Croe.

Ardgartan lies within the Argyll Forest Park, which is itself within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.[1]

Ardgartan House

The house was used as a youth hostel run by the Scottish Youth Hostels Association and operated for 70 years until it was closure in 2002.[2]


References

  1. ↑ http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/forest-parks/argyll-forest-park/ardgartan
  2. ↑ https://canmore.org.uk/site/141282/ardgartan-house#details
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