Glen Finart Explained

Glen Finart
Type:Glen
Map:Scotland
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:56.06°N -4.925°W
Location:Cowal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grid Ref Uk:NS1732090102

Glen Finart (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fhionnaird) is a glacially formed glen on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. The glen is within the Argyll Forest Park, which is itself within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.[1] [2]

Glen Finart runs northwest, from Finart Bay and Ardentinny on the west shore of Loch Long, following the Finart Burn.[3]

Glenfinart House, of the Glen Finart Estate a Grade B listed house, was destroyed by a fire in the 1960s; the only remaining part of the house is the tower.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170428061903/http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/images/pdf/rec_pdfs/ArgyllFPguide.pdf . 2017-04-28 . dead .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190614215203/https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/rr-content/uploads/2016/07/Downloadable-map-of-Loch-Lomond-and-the-Trossachs-National-Park.pdf . 2019-06-14 . dead .
  3. Web site: BBC - Domesday Reloaded: Ardentinny & Glen Finart . 2019-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313215730/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-216000-687000/page/1 . 2012-03-13 . dead .
  4. Web site: Secret Scotland - Glenfinart House. Secretscotland.org.uk. 2 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Glen Finart, Glenfinart House | Canmore. canmore.org.uk.