Glenbranter; is a hamlet on the northwest shore of

Loch Eck Loch Eck (Gaelic: ''Loch Eich'') is a freshwater loch located on the Cowal peninsula, north of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is long. Along with Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (; gd, Loch Laomainn - 'Lake of the Elms'Richens, R. J. (198 ...

in the

Argyll Forest Park Argyll Forest Park is a forest park located on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. Established in 1935, it was the first forest park to be created in the United Kingdom. The park is managed by Forestry and Land Scotland, a ...

, on the

Cowal Cowal ( gd, Còmhghall) is a peninsula in Argyll and Bute, in the west of Scotland, that extends into the Firth of Clyde. The northern part of the peninsula is covered by the Argyll Forest Park managed by Forestry and Land Scotland. The Arrochar ...

peninsula,

Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute ( sco, Argyll an Buit; gd, Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 2020) ...

in the West of

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Sir Harry Lauder

Sir Harry Lauder owned a house at Glenbranter, demolished in the 1960s. There is a memorial to his son Captain John Lauder, of the 8th Battalion

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...

, in Glenbranter who died 26 December 1916, during the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

Gallery

File:Glenbranter Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 85392.jpg, Glenbranter Bridge File:Loch Eck, Benmore-Glenbranter Forestry Road - geograph.org.uk - 159892.jpg, Loch Eck, Benmore-Glenbranter Forestry Road File:Glenbranter Cottages - geograph.org.uk - 85390.jpg, Glenbranter Cottages File:Old Bridge at Glenshellish Farm, Glenbranter, Cowal - geograph.org.uk - 662141.jpg, Old Bridge at Glenshellish Farm, Glenbranter, Cowal

References

External links

Argyll Forest Park, Glenbranter

BBC World War I at Home

Captain John Lauder, University of Edinburgh
Villages in Cowal Highlands and Islands of Scotland World War II prisoner of war camps in Scotland {{Argyll-geo-stub