Arrochar, Argyll
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Arrochar (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; Template:Langx Template:IPA or Template:Lang) is a village at the head of Loch Long in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Arrochar Alps are named after the village. The village is within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
Arrochar is overlooked by a group of mountains called the Arrochar Alps, part of the Grampian Mountain range.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In particular by the distinctive rocky summit of the Cobbler.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The village enjoys good communications, located at the junction of the A83 and A814 roads and is served by Arrochar and Tarbet railway station.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In addition the A82 road runs through Tarbet Template:Convert east.
Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team
The rescue team was setup in the mid 1950's. The team has around thirty voluntary members on call 365 days a year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
Arrochar was Historically in the Dunbartonshire area, until boundary changes in 1996.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
For over five centuries this area, the feudal barony of Arrochar, was held by the chiefs of Clan MacFarlane and before them by their ancestors the barons of Arrochar.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The family is Celtic in the male line.
The settlement was a key target for Viking raiders who took their boats a further Template:Convert overland to Tarbet to attack the unprotected inland settlements around the shores of Loch Lomond. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1263 the Vikings where defeated at the battle of Largs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Royal Naval Torpedo Testing Station and Range
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The photograph shows the former torpedo testing facility at the head of Loch Long.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="geograph">Template:Cite web</ref> Established in 1912 and decommissioned in 1980. The site is currentlyTemplate:When part demolished. Demolition has been stalled since a fire on the site in June 2007.
Torpedoes were fired up Loch Long from tubes at the front of the facility. A boat stood by to recover the (unarmed) torpedoes where they were returned for analysis. The now roofless shed to the left and the main part of the building have tracks where torpedoes were stored and worked on. Hoists on the first floor lowered the torpedoes into the tubes.
The control room at the top looking straight down the loch housed a camera. Behind the control room, above the loading shed, is office accommodation. The rest of the facility included housing and workshops but these have been sold off.
See also
References
External links
- Official Arrochar Mountain Rescue - website
- The Official Homepage of the International Clan MacFarlane Society, Inc. - website
- Arrochar, Tarbet and Ardlui History - website
- Three Villages Community - website.
- The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park - website
- Video footage of the old Arrochar Pier
- Video footage of Arrochar & Tarbet railway station