Garelochhead

Garelochhead
Garelochhead is located in Argyll and Bute
Garelochhead
Garelochhead
Location within Argyll and Bute
Population3,650 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS240912
• Edinburgh64 mi (103 km)
• London370 mi (595 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHELENSBURGH
Postcode districtG84
Dialling code01436
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Websitehttps://www.garelochhead.info/
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°04′52″N 4°49′49″W / 56.08111°N 4.83028°W / 56.08111; -4.83028
Gare Loch
Gare Loch

Garelochhead (Scots: Garelochheid,[2][3] Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Gheàrr-loch, "Headland of the Short Lake")[4] is a small town on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the nearest town to the HMNB Clyde naval base.[5]

Garelochhead lies 7 miles (11 kilometres) northwest of Helensburgh. Loch Lomond is a few miles to the east, and Loch Long to the west. In addition to the few local shops, pub and church, it has a bowling club and two community buildings – the Gibson Hall and Centre 81, which is home to Route 81 youth project, gym, café, computer suite and meeting rooms. There is also a gallery featuring work by Scottish artists.

Garelochhead is served by Garelochhead railway station on the West Highland Line and a local bus service running between Coulport and Helensburgh.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "The Online Scots Dictionary". Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland Archived January 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  5. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Garelochhead". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 2 February 2019.