Ardtaraig

Ardtaraig
Loch Striven - geograph.org.uk - 572652
Ardtaraig is located in Argyll and Bute
Ardtaraig
Ardtaraig
Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNS 05856 82680
Council area
  • Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area
  • Argyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDUNOON, ARGYLL
Postcode districtPA23
Dialling code01369
UK Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°59′52″N 5°06′53″W / 55.997656°N 5.1147546°W / 55.997656; -5.1147546

Ardtaraig is a hamlet lying at the head of Loch Striven on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. The hamlet is on the single track B836 road.[1]

Cowal Hydro Scheme

Tarsan Dam

The Cowal Hydro Scheme is part of the Sloy/Awe Hydro-Electric Scheme and produces 8MW from the stored waters of Loch Tarsan (artificial reservoir), located close by in Glen Lean. The generating house is located at Ardtaraig and is supplied by pipe. The scheme opened in 1951.[2]

History

Ardtaraig Chapel

Ardtaraig Chapel no longer stands, but the foundations are still visible.[3][4]

World War II

Main article: HMS Varbel
The Royal Navy during the Second World Wat A22903

Ardtaraig was known as HMS Varbel II, a secondary base to HMS Varbel, where navigation was taught to the men who manned the midget submarines or X-craft.[5][6][7]

Transportation

National Cycle Route 75

Main article: National Cycle Route 75

Ardtaraig is on the NCR75 a route from Edinburgh to Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula.[8] The National Cycle Network is maintained by sustrans.[9]

Bus

The hamlet is served by the 478 Dunoon–Portavadie bus, operated by West Coast Motors.[10]

References

  1. ^ "B836 - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki". www.sabre-roads.org.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Striven". 56.00916202561257;-5.1195368969573565: Sse.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ "Ardtaraig Chapel". Faith in Cowal. Retrieved 14 February 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Ardtaraig, Chapel". Canmore. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Secret Scotland - HMS Varbel II".
  6. ^ "Royal Navy at Rothesay". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Dorset Submariners - X CRAFT IN WW2 by Gordon Newman". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  8. ^ "National Cycle Network routes in Glasgow and the West". Sustrans.
  9. ^ "About us". Sustrans.
  10. ^ "SCOTLAND'S BERMUDA TRIANGLE". www.keybuses.com. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.


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