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Cowal ('Còmhghall' en gaélique) est une péninsule en Argyll and Bute proche de la ligne de faille des Highlands qui traverse le territoire écossais.

1. Description

La partie nord de Cowal est principalement constituée du Parc forestier d'Argyll. Cowal est séparé de la péninsule du Kintyre à l'ouest par Loch Fyne, et d'Inverclyde et North Ayrshire à l'est par le Firth of Clyde. Les lochs Long et Goil se trouvent au nord-est, et le sud de la péninsule est partagée en trois pointes par d'autres lochs, loch Striven et à son ouest loch Riddon. L'île de Bute se trouve au sud de Cowal, et en est séparée par l'étroit passage de Kyles of Bute qui relie la Clyde au loch Riddon. La plupart du Cowal était autrefois détenue par le clan Lamont. Les querelles les opposant au Campbell voisins ont débouché sur les Covenanting Wars du XVIIe siècle. Le seul burgh de Cowal est Dunoon au sud-est, d'où les ferrys embarquent pour Gourock dans l'Inverclyde. D'autres ferrys naviguent de Portavadie à l'ouest vers Tarbert dans le Kintyre, et de Colintraive au sud vers Rhubodach sur l'île de Bute. Les Arrochar Alps et la péninsule d'Ardgoil forment la frange nord des lochs tandis que l'Argyll Forest Park s'étend sur les zones vallonnées et montagneuses du nord de Cowal, ce qui en fait l'une des zones les plus hautes d'Écosse. Les villes et villages de Cowal sont: Innellan, Toward, Castle Toward, Dunoon, Hunters Quay, Sandbank, Kilmun, Strone, Ardentinny, Blairmore dans la partie sud, faisant face aux lowlands à Inverclyde. Le château de Carrick, Lochgoilhead, Ardgartan, Arrochar, Rest and be Thankful, Succoth, Tarbet, Inveruglas, Ardlui, Cairndow, St Catherines au nord du Cowal dans les Arrochar Alps. Creggans, Strachur, Castle Lachlan, Otter Ferry, Kilfinan, Portavadie sont à l'est de Loch Fyne faisant face à Kintyre. Kames, Tighnabruaich, Colintraive, Glenstriven sont en Kyles of Bute.

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Ardtaraig

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.

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Auchenbreck Castle

Auchenbreck Castle (also spelt Auchinbreck) is located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its remains are situated in Kilmodan parish, near the south of Glendaruel, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Tighnabruaich on the Cowal peninsula. Little remains of the castle, other than a flat rectangular platform, around 35 by 18 metres (115 by 59 ft), between Auchenbreck farmhouse and the Auchenbreck Burn. This is partially bounded by a revetment wall up to 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in) high.

Kilmodan

Kilmodan is a civil parish situated on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It includes the valley of Glendaruel and surrounding areas, with Kilmodan Church located in the Clachan of Glendaruel. The alternative historical spelling, Kilmadan, is no longer used. The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, c. 1857, has this to say about Kilmodan: Kilmadan (sometimes spelt Kilmodan) is a parish containing the postal station of Glendaruel in Cowal, Argyll. It is in the Presbytery (presbyterian church) of Dunoon and synod of Argyll. It is bounded by Loch Riddan, and by the parishes of Kilfinan, Strachur, Dunoon, and Inverchaolain. It consists chiefly of a glen, flanked by high hills, and extending southward; and is about 12 miles (19 km) long. The River Ruel traverses the upper part of the glen, and falls into the head of Loch Riddan. The extent of coast is upwards of three miles (5 km) and the scenery is of the grandest description. The most well-known native of the parish is Colin Maclaurin, professor of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh.

Glendaruel

Glendaruel (Gaelic: Gleann Dà Ruadhail) is a glen in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The main settlement in Glendaruel is the Clachan of Glendaruel.

Dunans Bridge

Dunans Bridge is a category A-listed structure, designed by Thomas Telford. It is located at Dunans Castle on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. It was built for John Fletcher of Dunans, to commemorate the battle of Waterloo. The bridge was completed in 1815, and predates the 1864 elaboration of Dunans House by Kerr into a Franco-Baronial "castle". The three-arched rubble construction is considered internationally important as it is the only extant bridge of this type. It stands over 15 metres (49 ft) from the river bed and has been voted one of Scotland's ten best bridges. It was built to replace the now destroyed "swing bridge". Though it is of a kind often constructed by Telford, the three arches, gargoyles and eight hexagonal piers, as well as its sheer height 16 metres (52 ft), make it unique. The structure is in the "RESTORATION IN PROGRESS" category on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. The 2023 update indicates: "North face was repointed last year, repairs to the eastern arch commence late 2023. Further works into 2024-5 are scheduled, including the repointing of the main arch."