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Cowal
Comhghall (Scottish Gaelic) | |
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 Cowal, taken by Landsat | |
  Cowal Cowal within Scotland | |
| Coordinates: 56°01′N 5°06′W / 56.017°N 5.100°W | |
| Grid position | NS 09111 85254 |
| Location | Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
| Native name | Comhghall (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Highest elevation | 901.7 metres (2,958 ft) |
Cowal (Scottish Gaelic: Comhghall)[1] is a rugged peninsula in Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland. It is connected to the mainland to the north, and is bounded by Loch Fyne to the west, by Loch Long and the Firth of Clyde to the east, and by the Kyles of Bute to the south.
Argyll is the historic county that the Cowal peninsula was within. Inveraray was the county town.[2][3]
The northern part of the peninsula is covered by Argyll Forest Park[4] and also includes the Arrochar Alps. In the south, the peninsula is divided into three forks by Loch Striven and Loch Riddon. Cowal's only burgh is Dunoon in the south-east,[5] from which ferries sail to Gourock in Inverclyde. Other ferries run from Portavadie in the west to Tarbert in Kintyre, and from Colintraive in the south to Rhubodach on Bute.
Much of Cowal was once held by the Lamont clan.[6] Later, the Campbells came to be one of the most powerful families in Cowal.[7]
The highest point on the peninsula is Beinn an Lochain in the Arrochar Alps, a Corbett with a height of 901.7 metres (2,958 ft).[8] The summit overlooks Loch Restil.[9]
- ^ "Cowal". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Argyllshire | Scotland's Historic County, UK | Britannica". www.britannica.com.
- ^ Council, Argyll and Bute. "The History of Argyll and Bute | Argyll and Bute Council". www.argyll-bute.gov.uk.
- ^ "Argyll Forest Park". Forestry Commission Scotland. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "50 Fascinating Facts about Bute, Dunoon & Cowal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Clan Lamont Society". www.clanlamontsociety.com.
- ^ "The Great Scottish Clans - Featured Clans". www.greatscottishclans.com.
- ^ "Beinn an Lochain (Corbett) - MunroMagic.com". www.munromagic.com.
- ^ "Beinn an Lochain". AllTrails.com.