Carbeth

Carbeth
A hut on Carbeth Hill above the loch
Carbeth Location within the Stirling council area
OS grid reference	NS522793
Council area	Stirling
Lieutenancy area	Stirling and Falkirk
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G63
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Stirling and Strathallan
Scottish Parliament	Stirling
List of places UK Scotland 55°58′57″N4°22′02″W / 55.98250°N 4.36722°W / 55.98250; -4.36722

Carbeth is a hamlet in Stirlingshire, 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) west of Strathblane and 5+1⁄2 miles (9 kilometres) north of Clydebank. Named features include Carbeth Hill, Carbeth Loch and the estate of Carbeth Guthrie. There is a community of huts here which was established in 1918 after the First World War, as a summer camp for returned soldiers. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Famous residents

• William Smith of Carbeth Guthrie, Lord Provost of Glasgow 1822–24

References

1. Severin Carrell (20 March 2013), "Carbeth Hutters buy their forest home after bank loan", The Guardian
2. Lesley Riddoch (2015), "Access, Nature, Culture and the Great Outdoors", Northern Neighbours: Scotland and Norway since 1800, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN   9781474403436
3. Traditional Hutting since 1918, Carbeth Hutters Community Company
4. Alison Dryden (2004), History of Carbeth, Strathblane Heritage Society

External links

• Media related to Carbeth at Wikimedia Commons

Carbeth Guthrie

Carbeth Loch