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Around Gareloch and Rosneath Peninsula
Around Gareloch and Rosneath Peninsula
Old Garelochhead and the Rosneath Peninsula
By the middle of the nineteenth century, steamers were calling at Garelochhead and the villages of the Rosneath peninsula, bringing in visitors and allowing prosperous Glaswegians to live in the country and commute to the city along the river. When a railway station was opened at Whistlefield in 1896 combined steamer and rail trips were introduced, attracting more day-trippers to the picturesque lochside villages of Portincaple, Clynder, Rosneath, Kilcreggan and Cove (all of which are featured). As well as the likes of Garelochhead smiddy and the inn at Whistlefield, there are pictures of the boat building yards at Clynder and Rosneath and the military hospital at Portkil, built by American forces in 1942.
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Annals of Garelochside
Excerpt from Annals of Garelochside: Being an Account Historical and Topographical of the Parishes Row, Rosneath and Cardross The first part of the book treats of the County of Dunbarton as a whole, and gives some details as to the life and pursuits of the inhabitants of that part of Scotland. Particulars regarding the old industries and occupations, as well as about the social habits of the landowners and peasantry, and the many changes in the ownership of the estates, form an interesting and instructive picture. In discoursing upon the separate parishes of Row, Cardross, and Rosneath, the author wished to point out the ancient holdings of the various families, and to specify what they did ...
