Lochgoilhead, Argyll And Bute

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Lochgoilhead is a village in the Scottish Highlands in Argyll, Scotland. It is located near Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park and is broadly regarded as one of the most beautiful places in Argyll and in Scotland at large.

The village is enclosed by various Corbetts in the Arrochar Alps including Benn Donich, The Brack and Cnoc Coinnich and local waterways are the River Goil and the Donich Water.

The region has been occupied for over 10,000 years, with the initial name for the region being ‘Kil nam brathairan’ from the Gaelic for ‘Church of the brothers’. There are Neolithic remains in the region, including nearby cup marks and a well-preserved corn kiln. The region is related with the history of Clan Campbell, who drove the Lamonts from the region in the fourteenth century. Lochgoilhead used to be an imperative stop on the route between Glasgow and Inverary, as sojourners would arrive by boat and continue by coach to St Catherine’s, where they would board a second boat to cross Loch Fyne.

Lochgoilhead is situated in the Cowal Peninsula and access to the village is either via the A83 with a turning off the ‘Rest and be Thankful’, or the A815 from Dunoon. Both roads are single track. Travel times from Glasgow are approximately 90 minutes.
The village has a population of about 400, with around a third of the houses being holiday rental properties or second homes. There is a large holiday village run by Drimsynie estates which nearly doubles the population of Lochgoilhead in high season. Employment in the region is broadly related to agriculture, forestry and tourism, with rates of unemployment at approximately the national average. Rates of self-employment are twice the Scottish average.

The village has a Post Office/Shop and a small Costcutter supermarket. There is a church, a village hall which hosts a number of community events, a primary school and a doctor’s surgery.
The area has many associations with outdoor activities, including the National Activity Centre for the Scouting Association and the Ardroy Outdoor Centre. There are many famous local walks including the Donich Circular and parts of the Cowal way. The area is also incredibly rich in wildlife; Red squirrel, pine marten, otters, red deer and badgers are common, as well as seals and porpoises in the loch and eagles and buzzards on the hills. Wildcats used to be common in the area but may now be extinct locally.

There are a number of books about local history available, including ‘Loch Goil – A slice out of paradise’ (the name is a quote from the famous mountaineer WH Murray), ‘Loch Goil – looking back’ by Iain Smart and Rod/Tricia Philips, and ‘The Lochgoil and Lochlong Steamboat Company’ by Iain Smart. There is a community website and the local newspaper ‘The Wee Goil’ is published monthly.
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