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Garelochhead1176 viewsA striking view of Garelochhead from up the hill across the Gareloch, circa 1906.
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The Gareloch1176 viewsLooking up the Gareloch from Greenfield Army Camp above Garelochhead, with mothballed naval vessels at anchor, circa 1952.
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Rossdhu and Glen Luss1174 viewsUndated photograph from the past of Glen Luss from Inchtavannach, showing Rossdhu House, ancestral home of the Clan Colquhoun and now clubhouse for the exclusive Loch Lomond Golf Club.
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Craigs Pool1174 viewsA view of the most popular summer picnic area in Glen Fruin, Craigs Pool.No apostrophe required, because it is not the pool belonging to, or associated with, anyone called Craig. As with Craigendoran (meaning ‘rock of the otter’) the craigs referred to are the big flagstones on the bottom of the pool. Craig is Gaelic for stone or rock and it is where the word crag or craggy comes from. Image, circa 2006, supplied by Gordon Fraser.
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Cardross Main Street1167 viewsThe west entrance to Cardross village is pictured, circa 1935.
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Garelochhead cottages1162 viewsCottages and a resident at Garelochhead, circa 1905-10.
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King Tut 19511158 viewsTwo ladies stand on top of the famous painted rock 'King Tut' at Kilcreggan in 1951.
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Adam and Eve1149 viewsRosneath was renowned in the 19th century for its trees including two very large silver firs at Campsail, known as 'Adam and Eve', which were reputed to be the largest in Britain at 130 feet (40 metres) with a girth of 30 feet immediately above the ground, and over 200 years old in 1891. Eventually they died and were cut down. Image date unknown.
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Cumberland Terrace1148 viewsCumberland Terrace in Rhu, circa 1917. It was named after the Sail Training Ship Cumberland, which was anchored off Kidston Park from 1886, when she was endowed by 12 prosperous Glasgow merchants to be a home for boys aged 12-14 at risk of being drawn into crime, until she burnt to the waterline in 1889. No lives were lost, but four boys were charged with 'incendiarism'. She was replaced by the Empress. Cumberland Terrace was built to house the ship's officers and a hospital.
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Arrochar1142 viewsA 1904 image from an unusual angle of part of Arrochar, looking south to Loch Long.
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Cardross Main Street1137 viewsAn old image of Cardross Main Street looking west, with the house which later became the Muirholm Hotel and is now a Co-op foodstore, on the right. Image, date unknown, supplied by Archie McIntyre.
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Ardgartan Youth Hostel1137 viewsThe custom-built 82-bed Ardgartan Youth Hostel on Loch Longside, in the Argyll National Forest Park, was officially opened by HRH Prince Charles in May 1969, but was closed in 2001 because of low usage and high maintenance costs. It succeeded a previous hostel opened in 1936. Image circa 1977.
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