Kilcreggan
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 59 ′ N , 4 ° 50 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 1414 together with Cove (2001 census) | ||
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| Post town | HELENSBURGH | ||
| ZIP code section | G84 | ||
| prefix | 01436 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Dumbarton | ||
Kilcreggan is a small town in a sparsely populated region of the Scottish Council Area Argyll and Bute . It lies on the banks of the Firth of Clyde across from Gourock and Greenock at the head of the Rosneath Peninsula . Together with the neighboring community of Cove to the northwest , it marks the entrance to Loch Long . Helensburgh is about six kilometers northeast. Together with Cove, there were 876 people in Kilcreggan in 1961. By 2001 this number had increased to 1,414.
The village developed as a weekend and holiday resort, which can be quickly reached from Glasgow via the port of Gourock. This ferry service, which ends right at the Kilcreggan jetty, still exists today. The crossing from Gourock takes twelve minutes. There is also a regular ferry service between Kilcreggan and Helensburgh. The crossing takes about 15 minutes. Kilcreggan is connected to the road network by the B833 which runs largely along the coast of Rosneath. In the village there is the Villa Glen Eden, a monument of the highest Scottish monument category A. Knockderry Castle is about five kilometers northwest in Cove.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information in the Gazetter for Scotland
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Information from the ferry operator ( Memento of the original from January 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information from the ferry operator
