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Glen Croe

Glen Croe in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

Young Rowan tree, Glen Croe - geograph.org.uk - 3124561

sylvia duckworth — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2.5 h

About

Glen Croe is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Glen Croe (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann a' Chrò) is a glen in the heart of the Arrochar Alps in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The glen is surrounded by large and rugged mountains characterised by huge boulders. The Croe Water flows through the glen and into Loch Long.

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Background

History

The old road through the glen seen in the photograph (very top of article) is part of the military road that ran from Dumbarton to Inveraray. The old road was built in the 1740s under the supervision of Major William Caulfeild. A stone inscribed Rest & Be Thankful was erected around 1749, after this section of road was completed. The rest and be thankful refers to a steep incline on the old military road, that precedes, entering the pass through too Glen Kinglas.

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Coordinates
56.2000, -4.8167
Address
Cowal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Where is Glen Croe?
Glen Croe is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.2000°, -4.8167°.