Clachaig

Clachaig

Clachaig (Scottish Gaelic: Clachaig) is a small settlement, on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.[1][2] It is located on the B836 road between the Holy Loch and Loch Striven. The hamlet is just over a mile long.

The Hamlet consists of twenty-two houses and was built for accommodation for the workers of the powder mill. The mill manufactured gunpowder. [3]

The river at the bottom of the glen is the Little Eachaig.

Clachaig is a Gaelic word meaning 'stone place'.

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 63 Firth of Clyde (Greenock & Rothesay) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229699.
  2. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/40783/clachaig-glenlean-blackpowder-works/rcahms
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Coordinates: 55°59′N 5°01′W / 55.983°N 5.017°W / 55.983; -5.017

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