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Faslane Bay928 viewsA tranquil Faslane Bay, long before it became a military port and was used for shipbreaking. Image date unknown.
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Garelochhead928 viewsA view from the north of the valley down to Garelochhead and the Gareloch beyond. Image circa 1920.
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Rosneath Castle927 viewsA view of Rosneath Castle from across the bay at Clynder, circa 1960. Completed in 1806 by London-based architect Joseph Bonomi, this neo-classical mansion replaced a castle burnt down in 1802. It was used as a military hospital during the First World War and was home to Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise, the Dowager Duchess of Argyll, until her death in 1939. It was an HQ for the Rosneath Naval Base in World War Two, then abandoned, then damaged by fire in 1947, and demolished in 1961.
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Ben Lomond926 viewsAn 1880s photograph of the Ben taken from the grounds of Tarbet Hotel.
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New Shire Bridge925 viewsThe New Shire Bridge at the head of Loch Long between Arrochar and Succoth. Image circa 1935.
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The Ferry Inn923 viewsThe famous Ferry Inn at Rosneath, circa 1910. The Edwin Lutyens-designed building was commissioned by Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise, the Dowager Duchess of Argyll, in the 1890s and rebuilt from an old pub. Bob Hope stayed there while entertaining troops at the nearby World War Two naval base. It fell into disuse, but was rebuilt again in the late 1950s by boatbuilder Peter Boyle.
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Garelochhead from pier923 viewsTwo boys play on the pier in this old view of Garelochhead published by M.C.Robertson of West End Library, Helensburgh. The pier, built in 1879, was demolished in 1992.
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Loch Lomond looking south922 viewsA view of Loch Lomond from the hill above Ardlui looking south, circa 1915.
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Lochside cottage922 viewsStrone Cottage on Loch Longside, between Finnart and Arrochar, circa 1920. Image from the collection of Stella Trainor, Ontario, Canada.
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Rhu Bay920 viewsA 1902 image of Rhu Bay with the village beyond.
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Gareloch from Whistlefield919 viewsA farmer poses in his field on the Whistlefield Hill, above Garelochhead. Image circa 1903.
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Loch Long919 viewsA view of Loch Long from above the BP Ocean Terminal at Finnart. Image, date unknown, from the collection of Stella Trainor, Ontario, Canada.
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