Glen Kinglas
Glen Kinglas | |
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Glen | |
 Kinglas Water Glen Kinglas | |
  Glen Kinglas | |
| Coordinates: 56°14′38″N 04°51′55″W / 56.24389°N 4.86528°W | |
| Grid position | NN 22543 09411 |
| Location | Cowal; Argyll and Bute |
Glen Kinglas is located on the Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. The glen is one of the main glens in the Arrochar Alps, the A83 road from Arrochar and Loch Lomond passes through the glen.[1] At the north end of the glen, a pass leads to Glen Croe, passing Loch Restil. At the south of the glen ahe A815 road leaves the A83 and leads through the Cowal peninsula to Dunoon on the Firth of Clyde coast. The A83 continues on past Cairndow and Loch Fyne Oysters to Inveraray and Inveraray Castle on Loch Fyne.
The glen has the Kinglas Water running through it which runs under the Butter Bridge, one of the sources is Loch Restil, located in the pass between Glen Kinglas and Glen Croe.[2][3]
The Butter Bridge carpark in the glen, gives easy access to the hills and mountains in the area for climbers.[4][5] Climbers use the glen to access Beinn an Lochain the highest peak on the Cowal peninsula at 901.7 metres (2,958 ft).[6]
The Mountain Bothies Association opened a Bothy in the glen in May 2022, called Abyssinia.[7]
The glen is within the Argyll Forest Park and the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.[8][9]
Aeroplane crash
A RAF Panavia Tornado F3 crashed in the glen, on the 2 July 2009, at 1145. Both occupants were killed.[10][11]
Glen Kinglas hydro
A hydro electric generating station makes use of the Kinglas Water in the south of the glen. It began electricity generation in January 2004.[12][13]
Gallery
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Butter Bridge, Kinglas Water (2563701331) -
Glen Kinglas - geograph.org.uk - 182415 -
Cold day in Glen Kinglas - geograph.org.uk - 850452 -
A83, Glen Kinglas - geograph.org.uk - 4624426 -
Loch Restil from the north ridge of Beinn an Lochain - geograph.org.uk - 3550783 -
Glen Kinglas towards Beinn an Lochain - geograph.org.uk - 5143590
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See also
References
- ^ "ROAD SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS AT A83 GLEN KINGLAS". BEAR Scotland. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Butter Bridge in Glen Kinglas". ScottishHistory.org. October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Wild | The Open Water Swimming App for the UK". Wild.
- ^ "Butterbridge - Scotland's Hills". September 21, 2019.
- ^ "GlenKinglas". www.oakchip.com.
- ^ "Beinn an Lochain - Corbett (Walkhighlands)". Walkhighlands.
- ^ Webster, Helen. "New bothy for Glen Kinglas".
- ^ "Argyll Forest Park". Forestry and Land Scotland.
- ^ Lomond, Loch; G83 8EG, The Trossachs National Park Authority Carrochan Carrochan Road Balloch. "Lochs, glens & straths - Here. Now. All of us". Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Accident Panavia Tornado F3 ZE982, Thursday 2 July 2009". asn.flightsafety.org.
- ^ "'No blame' over RAF Tornado crash". March 25, 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Project Details from OFGEM". energymap.co.uk.
- ^ "GLEN KINGLAS HYDRO LTD. overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
External links
- Map sources for Glen Kinglas
- Mountain Bothies Association, Abyssinia - Official Website
- Forest and Land Scotland, Argyll Forest Park - Official Webpage
- Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park - Official Webpage
- Met Office, Arrochar - Official Webpage
