Clachaig

Clachaig

Clachaig (Scottish Gaelic: Clachaig) is a small settlement in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.[1][2] It is located on the B836 road between the Holy Loch and Loch Striven. The hamlet is just over a mile long.

The Hamlet consists of twenty-two houses and was built for accommodation for the workers of the powder mill. The mill manufactured gunpowder.

The river at the bottom of the glen is the Little Eachaig.

Clachaig is a Gaelic word meaning 'stone place'.

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 63 Firth of Clyde (Greenock & Rothesay) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229699.
  2. ↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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Coordinates: 55°59′N 5°01′W / 55.983°N 5.017°W / 55.983; -5.017

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