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Ardgartan
Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference NN 27333 02894
Council area
  • Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area
  • Argyll and Bute
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Alexandria
Postcode district G83
Dialling code 01301
UK Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament
  • Dumbarton
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°11′14″N4°47′02″W / 56.187269°N 4.7839108°W / 56.187269; -4.7839108 Coordinates: 56°11′14″N4°47′02″W / 56.187269°N 4.7839108°W / 56.187269; -4.7839108

Ardgartan is a hamlet, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. It is located on the shores of Loch Long, at the bottom of Glen Croe.

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Ardgartan lies within the Argyll Forest Park, which is itself within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. [1]

Ardgartan House

The house was used as a youth hostel run by the Scottish Youth Hostels Association and operated for 70 years until it was closed in 2002. [2]


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References

  1. "Ardgartan".
  2. "Ardgartan House | Canmore".