Arrochar And Tarbet Station - Geograph
Arrochar can refer to: * Arrochar, Argyll and Bute, Scotland ** Arrochar and Tarbet railway station ** Arrochar Alps, Argyll and Bute, a group of small mountains * Arrochar, Staten Island, New York ** Arrochar (Staten Island Railway station) Arrochar was a station on the demolished South Beach Branch of the Staten Island Railway. It had two side platforms and two tracks and was located at Major Avenue. The station was able to platform two train cars. History This station was abandon ...

Arrochar, Argyll And Bute
Arrochar ( ; gd, italic=yes, An t-Àrchar or ''An Tairbeart Iar'') is a village located near the head of Loch Long, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. The village is within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. Historically in Dunbartonshire, it is overlooked by a group of mountains called the Arrochar Alps, and in particular by the distinctive rocky summit of the Cobbler. It enjoys good communications as it is at the junction of the A83 and A814 roads and is served by Arrochar and Tarbet railway station. In addition the A82 road runs through Tarbet east. For over five centuries this area, the feudal barony of Arrochar, was held by the chiefs of Clan MacFarlane and before them by their ancestors the barons of Arrochar. The family is Celtic in the male line and native to their Highland homeland of tall peaks and deep lochs just above the waist of Scotland. The settlement was a key target for Viking raiders who took their boats overla ...
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Arrochar And Tarbet Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Arrochar and Tarbet railway station, view along platform towards Glen Douglas and Glasgow.jpg , caption = View along platform towards Glen Douglas and Glasgow , borough = Arrochar & Tarbet, Argyll and Bute , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 2 , code = ART , original = West Highland Railway , pregroup = North British Railway , postgroup = LNER , years = 7 August 1894 , events = Opened , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Arrochar and Tarbet railway station is a railway station on the West Highland Line in Scotland. It stands between the villages of Arrochar and Tarbet. It is sited from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh, between Ardlui and Garelochhead. ScotRail manage the station and operate most services, others provided by Caledonian Sleeper. History Opened to p ...
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Arrochar Alps
The Arrochar Alps are a group of mountains located around the head of Loch Long, Loch Fyne, and Loch Goil, near the villages of Arrochar and Lochgoilhead, on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The mountains are especially popular with hillwalkers, due to their proximity and accessibility from Glasgow. They are largely within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park and in part also extend into the Argyll Forest Park. Glens which go into the heart of the range include: Glen Croe, Hell's Glen and Glen Kinglass. List The list below includes the Munros, Munro Tops, Corbetts, Corbett Tops and Grahams. * Munros: ** Beinn Ìme, 1011 m ** Beinn Bhuidhe, 948 m ** Ben Vorlich, 943 m ** Beinn Narnain, 926 m ** Ben Vane, 915 m * Munro Tops: ** Ben Vorlich (North Top), 931 m * Corbetts: ** Beinn an Lochain, 901 m ** The Cobbler (Ben Arthur) 884 m ** Beinn Luibhean, 857 m ** Ben Donich, 847 m ** Binnein an Fhidhlei ...
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Arrochar, Staten Island
Arrochar ( ritish merican is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. It is located directly inland of Fort Wadsworth and South Beach, on the east side of Hylan Boulevard south of the Staten Island Expressway; the community of Grasmere borders it on the west. It is today primarily a neighborhood of one- and two-family homes and small businesses. History Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late 17th century to Staten Island, the area was the site of a Lenape encampment. The name "Arrochar" comes from the estate of William Wallace MacFarland in the 1840s, who named it for his hometown of Arrochar in Scotland, the seat of the ancient chiefs of the Clan MacFarlane. At the beginning of the 20th century the neighborhood became a fashionable gateway to the resort communities of South Beach and Midland Beach. The house of the MacFarland estate is now part of the grounds of St. Joseph Hill Academy, a Catholic girls school. Across Landi ...
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