Parc forestier d'Argyll

Le Parc forestier d'Argyll (Argyll Forest Park) est un parc forestier situé sur la péninsule de Cowal dans la région d'Argyll and Bute, dans les Highlands écossaises. Créé en 1935, ce fut le premier parc forestier créé au Royaume-Uni. Le parc est géré par Forestry and Land Scotland et couvre 211 km². Du Holy Loch au sud aux Alpes d'Arrochar au nord, le parc comprend une variété de paysages, des hauts sommets aux lochs d'eau douce et d'eau de mer. Une grande partie du parc forestier est situé dans le parc national du Loch Lomond et des Trossachs, créé en 2002. Cependant, les forêts de Corlarach et d'Ardyne à Cowal se trouvent à l'extérieur des limites du parc national mais à l'intérieur du parc forestier.

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Glenbranter

Glenbranter is a hamlet and former estate, once owned by Sir Harry Lauder, on the northwest shore of Loch Eck in the Argyll Forest Park, on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. The River Cur passes the main entrance to the hamlet, it flows under the two arch bridge called Bridend. Built around 1806, as part of the road reconstruction between Strachur and Ardentinny. The bridge has been designated since August 1980 (LB18186).

River Cur

The River Cur is a river on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. The position of its source is uncertain, as it is formed from a large number of small burns; for example, one of these rises on the slopes of Cruach nam Mult, at grid reference NN165056 and an elevation of about 2,000 feet (600 m). The river flows south-west until it reaches the head of a glacial valley near Strachur, Loch Fyne. (For a short distance it forms the boundary of the Argyll Forest Park, which it soon enters.) The river does not enter Loch Fyne, but instead turns south-east. At that point it has reached an elevation of only about 160 feet (50 m), and it continues along the valley, losing altitude much more slowly, until it reaches the head of Loch Eck. Before reaching Loch Eck, it passes near the tiny settlements of Balliemore and Invernoaden and Glenbranter.

Strachur

Strachur (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Chura) and Strathlachlan (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Lachlainn) are united parishes in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Strachur is a small village on the eastern coast of Loch Fyne.

Beinn Bheula

Beinn Bheula is a mountain located between Loch Goil and Loch Eck. It is part of the Arrochar Alps range. Beinn Bheula appears rugged from Lochgoilhead, with several summits, the highest of which is Caisteal Dubh (Gaelic for black castle). It is commonly climbed from Loch Goil

Strachur House

Strachur House is a Category B listed building in Strachur, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It dates from around 1770, and is a three-storey building, built mostly of coursed rubble. The building's wings were added around 1815.