Glen Finart
Glen Finart (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fhionnaird) is a glacially formed glen on the Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The glen is within the Argyll Forest Park that is itself within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.[1][2]
| Glen Finart | |
|---|---|
 Barnacabber Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 430131 | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | grid reference NS1732090102 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cowal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Glen |
Glen Finart runs northwest, from Finart Bay and Ardentinny on the west shore of Loch Long, following the Finart Burn.[3]
Glenfinart House, a Grade B listed house, was destroyed by a fire in the 1960s; the only remaining part of the house is the tower.[4]
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-02-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2017-01-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2019-12-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Secret Scotland - Glenfinart House". Secretscotland.org.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
External links
- Map sources for Glen Finart
- / Map of Argyll Forest Park
- Glen Finart on Gaelic place names of Scotland database
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