Carbeth
Carbeth | |
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A hut on Carbeth Hill above the loch | |
Location within the Stirling council area | |
OS grid reference | NS522793 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GLASGOW |
Postcode district | G63 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Carbeth is a hamlet in Stirlingshire, 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) west of Strathblane and 5+1⁄2 miles (9 kilometres) north of Clydebank. Named features include Carbeth Hill, Carbeth Loch and the estate of Carbeth Guthrie. There is a community of huts here which was established in 1918 after the First World War, as a summer camp for returned soldiers.[1][2][3][4]
Famous residents
References
- ^ Severin Carrell (20 March 2013), "Carbeth Hutters buy their forest home after bank loan", The Guardian
- ^ Lesley Riddoch (2015), "Access, Nature, Culture and the Great Outdoors", Northern Neighbours: Scotland and Norway since 1800, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 9781474403436
- ^ Traditional Hutting since 1918, Carbeth Hutters Community Company
- ^ Alison Dryden (2004), History of Carbeth, Strathblane Heritage Society
External links
- Media related to Carbeth at Wikimedia Commons