Inverchaolain is a hamlet 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) ...
, Scotland. It lies on the east shore of
Loch Striven
Loch Striven ( gd, Loch Sroigheann) is a sea loch extending off the Firth of Clyde, and forms part of the Cowal peninsula coast, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Loch Striven extends off of the Firth of Clyde just north of the Isle of Bute, where ...
, to the south of
Glenstriven and to the north of
Knockdow.
There is a church (
Inverchaolain Church), manse and graveyard. The church was built in 1912.
References
External links
Gaelic place names of Scotland - website
Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Villages in Cowal
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