Carbeth

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Coordinates: 55°58′57″N 4°22′02″W / 55.98250°N 4.36722°W / 55.98250; -4.36722
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Carbeth
A hut on Carbeth Hill above the loch
Carbeth is located in Stirling
Carbeth
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55°58′57″N 4°22′02″W / 55.98250°N 4.36722°W / 55.98250; -4.36722

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

  • Lord Provost of Glasgow
    1822–24

References

  1. ^ Severin Carrell (20 March 2013), "Carbeth Hutters buy their forest home after bank loan", The Guardian
  2. ISBN 9781474403436
  3. ^ Traditional Hutting since 1918, Carbeth Hutters Community Company
  4. ^ Alison Dryden (2004), History of Carbeth, Strathblane Heritage Society
  • Media related to Carbeth at Wikimedia Commons
Carbeth Guthrie
Carbeth Loch


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