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Line 1: {{about\|the village in Cowal\|the village near Loch Ness\|Strone (Inverness)}} ~~{{refimprove\|date=October 2011}}~~ {{~~wikify~~Use dmy dates\|date=October ~~2011~~2019}} {{Infobox UK place ~~[[Image:Strone Point.jpg\|thumb\|Strone Point]]~~ \| gaelic_name = An t-Sròn ~~'''Strone''' ({{lang-gd\|An t-Sròn}}) is a village on in [[Argyll]] in south-west [[Scotland]] at the point where the north shore of the [[Holy Loch]] becomes the west shore of the [[Firth of Clyde]].~~ \| official_name = Strone \| static_image_name = Strone Point.jpg \| static_image_caption = Strone Point, including [[St Columba's Church, Strone\|St Columba's Church]] \| static_image_width = \| population = \| population_ref = \| unitary_scotland = Argyll and Bute \| lieutenancy_scotland = Argyll and Bute \| constituency_westminster = Argyll and Bute \| constituency_scottish_parliament = Argyll and Bute \| country = Scotland \| sovereign_state = \| coordinates = {{coord\|55.985146\|-4.8981713\|region:GB_type:city\|display=inline,title}} \| os_grid_reference = NS 19300 80700 \| map_type = \| map_alt = Scotland \| map_relief = yes \| post_town = DUNOON, ARGYLL \| postcode_area = PA \| postcode_district = PA23 \| dial_code = 01369 \| edinburgh_distance_mi = \| london_distance_mi = \| website = \| hide_services = yes }} '''Strone''' ({{lang-gd\|An t-Sròn}}) is a village on the [[Cowal\|Cowal Peninsula]], in [[Argyll and Bute]] in the [[Scottish Highlands]] at the point where the north shore of the [[Holy Loch]] becomes the west shore of the [[Firth of Clyde]]. The village lies within the [[Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/rr-content/uploads/2016/07/Downloadable-map-of-Loch-Lomond-and-the-Trossachs-National-Park.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=17 January 2017 \|archive-date=14 June 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614215203/https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/rr-content/uploads/2016/07/Downloadable-map-of-Loch-Lomond-and-the-Trossachs-National-Park.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The name comes from the [[Scottish Gaelic]] for nose, and applies to the hill above the village as well as to Strone Point. It adjoins the settlement of [[Kilmun]] on the loch, and the village of [[Blairmore, Argyll and Bute\|Blairmore]] on [[Loch Long]]. It used to have its own pier and was a regular stop for the [[Clyde steamer]] services. ==Origin of name== A high road on the side of the hill serves additional houses including Dunselma, a [[Scottish baronial style]] house above the point. It was built as a sailing lodge for the wealthy Coats family (proprietors of the eponymous [[Paisley]] mills) in 1885-7 by the Paisley firm of Rennison and Scott. It later became [[hostel\|youth hostel]] and still forms a landmark clearly visible from the other side of the Clyde. It is a Category B [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=5075 \|title=Listed Building Report \|publisher=Hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk \|date=1988-02-02 \|accessdate=2012-04-05}}</ref> The name comes from the [[Scottish Gaelic]] for nose,<ref name=ColegateP49>[https://play.google.com/store/books/details/John_COLEGATE_Colegate_s_Guide_to_Dunoon_Kirn_and?id=AR5bAAAAcAAJ ''Colegate's Guide to Dunoon, Kirn, and Hunter's Quay'' (Second edition)] - John Colegate (1868), page 49</ref> and applies to the hill above the village as well as to Strone Point. It adjoins the settlement of [[Kilmun]] on the loch, and the village of [[Blairmore, Argyll and Bute\|Blairmore]] on [[Loch Long]]. It has a (now disused) pier (built in 1847) and was a regular stop for the [[Clyde steamer]] services.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Deayton\|first=Alistair\|title=Clyde Coast Piers\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aTqIAwAAQBAJ&q=Strone+pier+1847&pg=PT119\|year=2013\|publisher=Amberley Publishing\|isbn=9781848684270}}</ref> ==Village== It is on the [[A880 road]].▼ {{blockquote\|Until within less than twenty years there was no such thing as a human habitation upon this commanding and picturesque promontory, with the exception of a few straggling huts and cottages. Gradually, however, its capabilities for the erection of villa residences began to be appreciated. The inhabitants now look upon an "old settlement," the entire promontory being girdled round about by villas of great architectural beauty.\|''Colegate's Guide to Dunoon, Kirn, and Hunter's Quay'' (John Colegate, 1868)<ref name=ColegateP49>[https://play.google.com/store/books/details/John_COLEGATE_Colegate_s_Guide_to_Dunoon_Kirn_and?id=AR5bAAAAcAAJ ''Colegate's Guide to Dunoon, Kirn, and Hunter's Quay'' (Second edition)] - John Colegate (1868), page 49</ref>}} A high road on the side of the hill serves additional houses including Dunselma, a [[Scottish baronial style]] house above the point. It was built as a sailing lodge for the wealthy Coats family (proprietors of the eponymous [[Paisley, Renfrewshire\|Paisley]] mills) in 1885–87 by the Paisley firm of Rennison and Scott.<ref name="HES">{{Historic Environment Scotland\|num=LB5075\|desc=Strone, Dunselma including Outbuilding, Boundary Walls, Gates and Gatepiers\|cat=A\|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=219837\|title=Basic Site Details: Dunselma\|work=Dictionary of Scottish Architects\|accessdate=26 August 2018}}</ref> It was bought by the [[Scottish Youth Hostels Association]] in 1941, and they used it as a [[hostel]] until 1965. It still forms a landmark clearly visible from the other side of the Clyde, and is a Category A [[Listed buildings in Scotland\|listed building]].<ref name="HES"/> ▲It is on the [[A880 road (Great Britain)\|A880 road]]. [[File:Trident boat.jpg\|thumb\|A {{sclass\|Vanguard\|submarine\|1}} leaving its base on the Clyde. The village of Strone is visible in the background.]] ==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed" class="center"> File:St Columba's Church, Strone.jpg\|[[St Columba's Church, Strone\|St Columba's Church]] File:Strone Pier (derelict) - geograph.org.uk - 865180.jpg\|Strone Pier File:Strone Hill from the Firth of Clyde - geograph.org.uk - 1000964.jpg\|Strone Hill from the Firth of Clyde File:Strone Terrace - geograph.org.uk - 865190.jpg\|Strone Terrace </gallery> ==References== Line 14 ⟶ 56: ==External links== {{oscoor gbx\|~~NS193807~~NS 19300 80700}}▼ [http://www.argyllonline.co.uk/index.asp?id=203 Towns in the Dunoon & Cowal area]▼ ▲{{oscoor gbx\|NS193807}} {{Commons category\|Strone, Cowal}} ~~{{commons cat}}~~ ~~{{Argyll-geo-stub}}~~ [http://www.gaelicplacenames.org/databasedetails.php?id=1254/ Gaelic place names of Scotland - website] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201233941/http://www.gaelicplacenames.org/databasedetails.php?id=1254%2F \|date=1 February 2017 }} ▲* [http://www.argyllonline.co.uk/index.asp?id=203 Towns in the Dunoon & Cowal area - website] * [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=31320594 Geograph - website] * [http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/ The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park - website] {{Portal bar\|Scotland}} ~~{{coord\|55.98515\|N\|4.89817\|W\|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(NS193807)\|display=title}}<!-- Note: WGS84 lat/long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref -->~~ {{DEFAULTSORT:Strone}} [[Category:Villages in ~~Argyll and Bute~~Cowal\|Strone]] [[Category:Firth of Clyde\|Strone]] [[Category:Highlands and Islands of Scotland]]