- Kilcreggan
infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Kilcreggan
gaelic_name=
scots_name=
population=
os_grid_reference= NS238805
latitude= 55.98502
longitude= -4.82601
unitary_scotland=Argyll and Bute
lieutenancy_scotland=Dunbartonshire
constituency_westminster=
constituency_scottish_parliament=
post_town= HELENSBURGH
postcode_district = G84
postcode_area= G
dial_code=Kilcreggan is a village in
Argyll and Bute ,Scotland .It developed on the north shore of the
Firth of Clyde at a time whenClyde steamer s brought it within easy reach ofGlasgow at about 25 miles (40 km) west of the centre of Glasgow by boat. Many Glasgow shipowners and merchants made their summer retreats or even permanent residences there, and this is reflected in some very grand houses along the shore. Not all have remained occupied, some were demolished and others have been flatted.Its location at the end of the
Rosneath Peninsula , between theGare Loch andLoch Long , makes the journey 38 miles (60 km) by road. The B833 minor road runs along the shore for the length of the village then cuts north inland just to the east of Kilcreggan pier rather than going east along the shore past Portkil bay to "Rosneath Point". About 2 miles (3 km) north of Kilcreggan the road reaches the village ofRosneath then continues north along the shores of the Gare Loch.The majority of the houses look south across the Clyde towards the towns of
Gourock andGreenock , and further down the firth towards theIsle of Arran .Large attractive houses continue westwards from the pier towards "Baron's Point" which marks the southern entrance to Loch Long, almost to the adjoining village of Cove which looks across "Cove Bay" towards
Blairmore only about 2 miles (3 km) distant, but separated by the deep waters of Loch Long. To the east of the pier, houses at Portkil extend down to Portkil bay, and the 413–foot (126 m) hill at Rosneath home farm is topped by a television mast.A ferry, usually the "Kenilworth", provides a regular service from Kilcreggan pier across the Gareloch to
Helensburgh and across the Clyde toGourock .Kilcreggan is in the historic county of
Dunbartonshire . Before the local government reorganisation in 1975 it formed part of the jointpolice burgh of Cove and Kilcreggan. It then formed part ofDumbarton District andStrathclyde Region until the reorganisation of the 1990s. It has been part of Argyll and Bute unitary authority since then.Gallery
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