Arrochar, Village
"ARROCHAR, village and parish in north of Dumbartonshire...The village
stands on the east side, near head of Loch Long, 17 1/4 miles north of Helensburgh;
is a terminus of steam communication on the Upper Clyde, and a resort of tourists
and summer visitors; is engirt by very grand, striking
scenery; and has a post office, with money order department, under Dumbarton, an
excellent hotel, an Established church of 1847, a Free church, and a public school
with about 60 scholars."
[From The Gazetteer of Scotland, by Rev. John Wilson, 1882.]
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Last updated: 15th March 2002, 05:13
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