Rhu or Row, village
"ROW, village and parish on west border of Dumbartonshire. The village
stands on the north side of Gareloch, 2 3/4 miles north-west of Helensburgh; is
environed by charming scenery of water, wood, and villas; and has a post office,
with money order and telegraph departments, under Helensburgh,
a steamboat pier, a beautiful towered parochial church of 1850, a cemetery with
grave and monument of Henry Bell, and a public school with about 83 scholars. Pop.
516."
[From The Gazetteer of Scotland, by Rev. John Wilson, 1882.]
Page produced by Louise Smith.
Last updated: 15th March 2002, 05:13
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