- Arrochar, Argyll and Bute
Arrochar ("An t-Arar" or "An Tairbeart Iar" in Gaelic) is a village located near the head of
Loch Long inArgyll and Bute ,Scotland .It is overlooked by a group of mountains called the
Arrochar Alps , and in particular by the distinctive rocky summit ofThe Cobbler . It enjoys good communications as it is at the junction of the A83 andA814 road s and is served byArrochar and Tarbet railway station . In addition theA82 road runs through Tarbet two miles to the east.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. The family is Celtic in the male line and native to their Highland homeland of tall peaks and deep lochs just above the waist of Scotland.The western end of Arrochar marks the traditional boundary of
Argyllshire andDunbartonshire , and this remained the case under local government reorganisation in 1975. However in 1996 the boundaries of Argyll and Bute andWest Dunbartonshire were substantially redrawn, bringing the whole area into Argyll and Bute.Arrochar Torpedo Testing Facility
The photograph shows the former
torpedo testing facility at the head ofLoch Long .cite web|url=http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/614335|title=Arrochar Torpedo Testing Facility:: OS grid NN2803|work=Geograph British Isles|author=Steve Partridge|year=2007|accessdate=2007-11-26] It was decommissioned in 1980 and is currently part demolished.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.
References
External links
* [http://www.arrocharheritage.com/ Arrochar, Tarbet and Ardlui History website]
* [http://www.arrocharandtarbet.com/ Arrochar and Tarbet website - shows places to stay, things to do, local shops, restuarants and companies]
*ee also
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List of places in Argyll and Bute Arrochar & Tarbet information - [http://www.arrocharandtarbet.com]
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