Eredine

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Eredine House, a 19th-century estate house

Eredine is a settlement on the east shore of Loch Awe in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. [1] [2] It situated to the south-west of Ardchonnell and to the north-east of Ford along the loch.

Contents

Eredine wood is a Forestry and Land Scotland wood that exists on a former hill farm. [3]

History

There is evidence of prehistoric settlement in the area. [4] In 1972, a naval sub-aqua team under the direction of Dr McArdle of Edinburgh University discovered the remains of a crannog beside Eredine. [4]

To the east of the village is a small former limeworks, evidenced by ruined limekilns. [5]

Eredine House, still extant, was built by the architect James Gillespie Graham in 1812. [6]

Economy

To the south of Eredine and north Furnace is the Eredine Wind energy farm development. [7] [8]

References

  1. Munro, David M. (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. ISBN   9780004724669. OCLC   225152110.
  2. "Eredine from The Gazetteer for Scotland". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  3. Trust, Woodland (2025-02-03). "Eredine Forest". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  4. 1 2 "Eredine, Loch Awe". Canmore. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  5. "Loch Awe, Eredine, Limekiln". Canmore. 2002-02-01. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  6. "Eredine House". Canmore. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  7. "Eredine Onshore Wind Farm". RWE in the UK. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  8. "Site Layout, Eredine Wind Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-04-18.

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