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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Glen Croe is located to the north west of [[Loch Lomond]] and [[Loch Long]], draining into the latter. At the head of the glen is the pass leading to |
Glen Croe is located to the north west of [[Loch Lomond]] and [[Loch Long]], draining into the latter. At the head of the glen is the pass leading to Glen Kinglas. The [[A83 road]] runs the length of the glen, passing the viewpoint known as ''[[Rest & Be Thankful]]''. Glen Croe is situated entirely within the [[Argyll Forest Park]] in [[Cowal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/forest-parks/argyll-forest-park |title=Argyll Forest Park - Forestry Commission Scotland |publisher=Scotland.forestry.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2017-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/|title=Here. Now. All of us.|first1=Loch|last1=Lomond|first2=The Trossachs National Park Authority Carrochan Carrochan Road Balloch|last2=G83 8EG|website=Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park}}</ref> The glen is also within the [[Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park]]. |
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The mountains on either side are: |
The mountains on either side are: |
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Revision as of 10:02, 26 June 2024
| Glen Croe | |
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 View of the Rest and Be Thankful incline, Old Military Road. Glen Croe. | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 56°12′00″N 4°49′59″W / 56.200°N 4.833°W grid reference NN2304007297 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Cowal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. |
| Country | Scotland |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Glen |
Glen Croe (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann a' Chrò) is a glen in the heart of the Arrochar Alps on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The glen is surrounded by large and rugged mountains characterised by huge boulders.
Geography
Glen Croe is located to the north west of Loch Lomond and Loch Long, draining into the latter. At the head of the glen is the pass leading to Glen Kinglas. The A83 road runs the length of the glen, passing the viewpoint known as Rest & Be Thankful. Glen Croe is situated entirely within the Argyll Forest Park in Cowal.[1][2] The glen is also within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
The mountains on either side are:
History
The old road through the glen seen in the photograph (very top of article) is part of the military road that ran from Dumbarton to Inveraray. The old road was built in the 1740s under the supervision of Major William Caulfeild. A stone inscribed Rest & Be Thankful was erected around 1749, after this section of road was completed. The rest and be thankful refers to a steep incline on the old military road, that precedes, entering the pass through too Glen Kinglas.[3]
Rest and Be Thankful Speed Hill Climb
From 1906 until 1970, motor racing events, including hill climbs and rally stages took place here.[4]
Song
Gilleasbaig Mac an t-Saoir composed a song called 'Oran Ghlinne Chro', detailing the sadness he felt when the gamekeeper moved his flock out of the glen to make room for deer and sport hunting. Written in 1914.[5]
See also
- Argyll Forest Park
- Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
- Rest and Be Thankful Speed Hill Climb
Sources
- Engraving of a cavern in Glen Croe by James Fittler in the digitised copy of Scotia Depicta, or the antiquities, castles, public buildings, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, cities, towns and picturesque scenery of Scotland, 1804 at National Library of Scotland
References
- ^ "Argyll Forest Park - Forestry Commission Scotland". Scotland.forestry.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Lomond, Loch; G83 8EG, The Trossachs National Park Authority Carrochan Carrochan Road Balloch. "Here. Now. All of us". Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Why does the Rest and Be Thankful have such a unique name? - Scottish Daily Express". www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk.
- ^ "Rest & be Thankful". Scotland from the Roadside. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "gilleasbaig in a sentence - gilleasbaig sentence". eng.ichacha.net.
External links
- Map sources for Glen Croe
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