Carrick (Argyll and Bute)
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Carrick Scottish Gaelic Carraig |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 7 ′ N , 4 ° 54 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | LOCHGOILHEAD | ||
| ZIP code section | PA24 | ||
| prefix | 01301 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
Carrick ( Gaelic : Carraig ) is a small village on the sparsely populated Scottish Peninsula Cowal in the Council Area Argyll and Bute . It is located on the banks of the Loch Goil estuary near the junction from Loch Long, about 17 kilometers northwest of Helensburgh and southeast of Inveraray . The name "Carrick" is derived from the Gaelic "Carraig" ( rock ) and not from the Scottish region of Carrick .
history
The village developed around the Carrick Castle of the Campbell clan, which was located directly on the shore . This probably dates from the 14th century and is now classified in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. In the course of the uprisings against King James II , in which John Campbell , the ninth Duke of Argyll , was involved, the HMS Kingfisher bombed Carrick Castle. The building was badly damaged and from then on was only used sporadically and largely fell into disrepair. Restoration work began in 1988, during which large parts of the original structure were restored and made habitable.
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ a b Entry on Carrick Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .