Cove is a village on the south-west coast of the Rosneath Peninsula, on

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, in

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, western

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History

Historically in

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, before the local government reorganisation in Scotland in 1975 it formed part of the small Joint Burgh of Cove and

Kilcreggan Kilcreggan (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cille Chreagain'') is a village on the Rosneath peninsula in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. It developed on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde at a time when Clyde steamers brought it within easy reach ...

. It remained in Dumbarton District until 1996 when it was transferred to Argyll and Bute with the rest of the peninsula. In common with many villages in the area, Cove provided summer lodgings for the families of wealthy

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merchants, shipowners and businesspeople in the 19th century. Several of the large houses have either been converted or have gone. Houses by

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around Cove include: Knockderry Castle, Craigrownie Castle, Glen Eden, Craig Ailey, Ferndean and Seymour Lodge, all dating from the 1850s. Hartfield, designed by Campbell Douglas and completed in 1859, was the summer residence of

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and later became a

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hostel before its dereliction and demolition in the 1960s. Craigrownie Parish Church, which was completed in 1852, serves the communities of Ardpeaton, Cove and

. The church hall, which was built as a church for the United Presbyterian Church and was completed in 1869, is a building at risk. Cove Burgh Hall was completed in 1893.

References

External links

Craig Ailey Villa, Cove, Firth of Clyde

The Gareloch and Rosneath Peninsula

Craigrownie Parish Church
Villages in Argyll and Bute Firth of Clyde {{Argyll-geo-stub