Glen Shira
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Glen Shira (Gaelic: Gleann Siara, "Glen of the eternal river") is a glen in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, at the northern end of Loch Fyne, just to the north of Inveraray. It is a Special Area of Conservation within the UK, bordered by Beinn Bhuidhe on the Glen Fyne side.
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Glen Shira
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Inveraray facing north towards the glen mouth. | |
Coordinates: 56°17′06″N 05°01′01″W | |
Grid position | NN 13349 14374 |
Location | Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
Native name | Gleann Siara (Scottish Gaelic) |
Glen Shira is named after the River Shira, which runs through the centre of the glen.[1] The river starts to the northeast at 350 metres elevation, near the start of the River Fyne. Shira runs into the 5 MW Sròn Mòr (Big Nose) power station dam,[2] and then for about seven miles (eleven kilometres) down to and through Loch Dubh (Black Lake) at the base. From there, the waters flow into Loch Shira, a small inlet on Loch Fyne that, in turn, lends its name to the MV Loch Shira ferry.
The glen is mostly taken up by a resident's sheep farm, but there are numerous houses within the glen, including Elrigbeg (Eileirig Beag), Elrig More (Eileirig Mór), Kilblaan and Drimlee (at the northern end). There is one single-track road which leads up the glen to the dam. This road splits into an access road (connected across the River Shira by a bridge) which leads to Drimlee.
Asda also once produced a whisky called Glen Shira, although this had no connection to the actual glen.