Tarbet, Argyll

Human settlement in Scotland

List of places: UK; Scotland

56°12′14″N 4°42′45″W / 56.203997°N 4.7125030°W / 56.203997; -4.7125030

Tarbet (Scottish Gaelic: An Tairbeart, in full Tairbeart Loch Laomainn 'Crossing Place of Loch Lomond') is a small village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Located within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.^[3]

Traditionally on the northern fringes of the historic County of Dunbartonshire, it is on the banks of Loch Lomond, and has a pier. It stands on an isthmus where Loch Long and Loch Lomond come close. The village of Arrochar stands at the head of Loch Long, at the other side of the isthmus. Arrochar and Tarbet railway station, on the West Highland Line, stands between the two villages. The village has a primary school (Arrochar Primary School), hotels and bed and breakfasts, and a Tourist Information Centre.

Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic word for isthmus, although Tarbert is the more common anglicization, and Tarbat also exists.

The village is formed around the junction of the A82 (Glasgow/Inverness) and A83 (Tarbert/Campbeltown).

The area around Arrochar and Tarbet has become the scene of "squirrel wars". The red squirrel is resisting the offensive by the grey squirrel taking place across United Kingdom, since there is a type of woodland they find more favourable than most.^[4]^[5]

Notable residents

Prof William John McCallien FRSE geologist and landscape artist^[6]

Gallery

Tarbet

Tarbet Pier - geograph.org.uk - 252215
Tarbet Hotel Tarbet - geograph.org.uk - 1091022

References

^ "Distance from Tarbert, UK to Edinburgh, UK or how far is Tarbert, UK from Edinburgh, UK?". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
^ "Distance from Tarbert, UK to London, UK or how far is Tarbert, UK from London, UK?". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
^ "Explore by map - Respect Protect Enjoy".
^ "Red squirrel". Forestry Commission Great Britain. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
^ "List of red squirrel locations". Forestry Commission Great Britain. Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tarbet.

Map sources for Tarbet, Argyll
Video footage of Arrochar & Tarbet railway station
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
Arrochar, Tarbet and Ardlui history website
Arrochar and Tarbet website - shows places to stay, things to do, local shops, restaurants and companies