Clachaig
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Clachaig; (Scottish Gaelic: Clachaig) is a small settlement in Glen Lean, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.[1][2] It is located on the B836 road between the Holy Loch and Loch Striven, the hamlet is just over a mile long.[3] Clachaig is a Gaelic word meaning 'stone place'.[4]
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Clachaig
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Clachaig Village | |
Location within Argyll and Bute | |
OS grid reference | NS 12100 81400 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DUNOON, ARGYLL |
Postcode district | PA23 |
Dialling code | 01369 |
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55.988661°N 5.0138990°W / 55.988661; -5.0138990 |
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The Hamlet consists of twenty-two houses and was built for accommodation for the workers of the powder mill. The mill manufactured gunpowder.[5]
The river at the bottom of the glen is the Blackcraig Burn that joins the Little Eachaig River, then joining the River Eachaig and flowing into the Holy Loch.