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Lochgoilhead ) is a small village of some 300-400 people and is in the Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands include the rugged and mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, although the exact boundaries are not clearly defined, particularly to the east....
 in Argyll
Argyll

Argyll, archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient D?l Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western seaboard between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
.

Situated at the head of Loch Goil
Loch Goil

Loch Goil is a small sea loch in Scotland.It is an arm of Loch Long. The village of Lochgoilhead stands at its head.Located in the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park, Lochgoilhead sits at the head of Loch Goil, a fjord type sea loch....
, where the Goil river, which rises on nearby Ben Donich
Ben Donich

Ben Donich is a mountain located in the Arrochar Alps, near Loch Goil in Argyll and Bute. It is a Corbett and part of the Ardgoil range with its sister The Brack. Ben Donich's nearest town is Lochgoilhead....
 and Beinn Bheula
Beinn Bheula

Beinn Bheula is a mountain located between Loch Goil and Loch Eck. It is part of the Arrochar Alps range. Beinn Bheula appears rugged from Lochgoilhead, with several summits, the highest of which is Caisteal Dubh ....
, flows into the loch
Loch

A loch is a body of water which is either:* a lake or;* a sea inlet, which may be also a firth, fjord, estuary or bay.Sea-inlet lochs are often called sea lochs....
 (Scottish
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 word for Lake), it is surrounded by mountains rising as high as 3 000 feet and is part of the Arrochar Alps
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, Scotland and Lochgoilhead in Argyll, Scotland....
. The village itself sits underneath the southside mountains of Glen Croe
Glen Croe

Glen Croe is a glen in the heart of the Arrochar Alps surrounded by large and rugged mountains characterised by huge boulders. Glen Croe is located to the North West of Loch Lomond and Loch Long, the latter of which it drains into....
, as which Beinn an Lochain
Beinn an Lochain

Beinn an Lochain is a mountain in the Arrochar Alps, southern Scotland, on the western edge of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Although included in Hugh Munro original list of Scottish mountains over 3000 foot , subsequent surveys showed it to be significantly shorter than the 914.4 m cut-off limit required to count as...
, Stob an Eas, Ben Donich
Ben Donich

Ben Donich is a mountain located in the Arrochar Alps, near Loch Goil in Argyll and Bute. It is a Corbett and part of the Ardgoil range with its sister The Brack. Ben Donich's nearest town is Lochgoilhead....
 and The Brack
The Brack

The Brack is a mountain, located in the Arrochar Alps, on the south side of Glen Croe, near Loch Goil in Argyll and Bute in Scotland. The Brack has two summits: the lower peak, Cruach Fhiarach, can be seen from the shores of Loch Long, and the main peak is seen from Glen Croe and Loch Goil....
, stand.






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Lochgoilhead ) is a small village of some 300-400 people and is in the Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands include the rugged and mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, although the exact boundaries are not clearly defined, particularly to the east....
 in Argyll
Argyll

Argyll, archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient D?l Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western seaboard between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath....
, Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
.

Situated at the head of Loch Goil
Loch Goil

Loch Goil is a small sea loch in Scotland.It is an arm of Loch Long. The village of Lochgoilhead stands at its head.Located in the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park, Lochgoilhead sits at the head of Loch Goil, a fjord type sea loch....
, where the Goil river, which rises on nearby Ben Donich
Ben Donich

Ben Donich is a mountain located in the Arrochar Alps, near Loch Goil in Argyll and Bute. It is a Corbett and part of the Ardgoil range with its sister The Brack. Ben Donich's nearest town is Lochgoilhead....
 and Beinn Bheula
Beinn Bheula

Beinn Bheula is a mountain located between Loch Goil and Loch Eck. It is part of the Arrochar Alps range. Beinn Bheula appears rugged from Lochgoilhead, with several summits, the highest of which is Caisteal Dubh ....
, flows into the loch
Loch

A loch is a body of water which is either:* a lake or;* a sea inlet, which may be also a firth, fjord, estuary or bay.Sea-inlet lochs are often called sea lochs....
 (Scottish
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 word for Lake), it is surrounded by mountains rising as high as 3 000 feet and is part of the Arrochar Alps
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, Scotland and Lochgoilhead in Argyll, Scotland....
. The village itself sits underneath the southside mountains of Glen Croe
Glen Croe

Glen Croe is a glen in the heart of the Arrochar Alps surrounded by large and rugged mountains characterised by huge boulders. Glen Croe is located to the North West of Loch Lomond and Loch Long, the latter of which it drains into....
, as which Beinn an Lochain
Beinn an Lochain

Beinn an Lochain is a mountain in the Arrochar Alps, southern Scotland, on the western edge of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Although included in Hugh Munro original list of Scottish mountains over 3000 foot , subsequent surveys showed it to be significantly shorter than the 914.4 m cut-off limit required to count as...
, Stob an Eas, Ben Donich
Ben Donich

Ben Donich is a mountain located in the Arrochar Alps, near Loch Goil in Argyll and Bute. It is a Corbett and part of the Ardgoil range with its sister The Brack. Ben Donich's nearest town is Lochgoilhead....
 and The Brack
The Brack

The Brack is a mountain, located in the Arrochar Alps, on the south side of Glen Croe, near Loch Goil in Argyll and Bute in Scotland. The Brack has two summits: the lower peak, Cruach Fhiarach, can be seen from the shores of Loch Long, and the main peak is seen from Glen Croe and Loch Goil....
, stand. Lochgoilhead is situated in one of the most picturesque, remote, mountainous and wilderness parts of the truly highland area of the southern highlands, exhibiting a fine example of the Argyll
Argyll

Argyll, archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient D?l Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western seaboard between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath....
 Highlands. For a few years now Lochgoilhead has been in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond, and includes several ranges of hills, the Trossachs being the most famous....
. The surrounding area has a mountainous, coastal and forestry landscape. The main employment spheres include tourism
Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from...
, agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
 (mainly sheep farming), and forestry
Forestry

Forestry is the art and science of managing forests, tree plantations, and related natural resources. Silviculture, a related science, involves the growing and tending of trees and forests....
. There are two outdoor education centres in the village, The Lochgoilhead National Activity Centre and Ardroy Outdoor Education Centre. Tourism more than doubles the village population during the summer months. Two single-track roads both lead in and out of the village. It has a Post Office, village store, a medical and dental practice, two hotels, two pubs, and an inn.


Location around Lochgoilhead


A few miles north of Lochgoilhead, you come up to a junction which will take you on the left through Hell's Glen, Loch Fyne
Loch Fyne

Loch Fyne is a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It extends 65 kilometres inland from the Sound of Bute, making it the longest of the sea lochs....
, Dunoon
Dunoon

Dunoon is a resort town situated on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. It sits on the Firth of Clyde beside Holy Loch and opposite Gourock....
, Inverary, Lochawe, Oban
Oban

Oban is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It has a total resident population of 8,120. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William, Highland and during the tourist season the town can be crowded by up to 25,000 people....
, Tyndrum
Tyndrum

Tyndrum is a small village in Scotland. Its Gaelic name translates as "the house on the ridge". It lies in Strathfillan, at the southern edge of Rannoch Moor....
, Glencoe
Glencoe

Glencoe may refer to:*Glen Coe, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland*Glencoe, Highland, a village in the glenGlencoe was used by Scottish emigrants to name several other places in the world:...
 and Fort William
Fort William, Scotland

Fort William is the largest town in the Scottish Highlands of Scotland and second largest settlement behind the city of Inverness.Fort William is a major tourist centre with Glen Coe just to the south, and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles....
 and on the right it will follow you to Glen Croe
Glen Croe

Glen Croe is a glen in the heart of the Arrochar Alps surrounded by large and rugged mountains characterised by huge boulders. Glen Croe is located to the North West of Loch Lomond and Loch Long, the latter of which it drains into....
, Loch Long
Loch Long

Loch Long is a body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The loch extends from the Firth of Clyde at its southwestern end. It measures approximately 20 miles in length, with a width of between one and two miles....
, Arrochar
Arrochar

Arrochar can refer to:* The village of Arrochar, Scotland in Argyll and Bute** The Arrochar Alps are a group of small mountains near this village....
 and Tarbet
Tarbet

Tarbet may refer to different places in Scotland:* Tarbet, Argyll and Bute, a village on the side of Loch Lomond* Tarbet, Lochaber a hamlet on the shore of Loch Nevis...
, Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond , is a freshwater Scotland loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in mainland Britain, by surface area, and contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh water island in the British Isles....
, Glasgow
Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
 and Crianlarich
Crianlarich

Crianlarich is a village in Stirling district, Scotland, about six miles north-east of the head of Loch Lomond. Until 1975, it was in the historic county of Perthshire....
 with the options of travelling to either Inverary and Lochawe, Oban
Oban

Oban is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It has a total resident population of 8,120. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William, Highland and during the tourist season the town can be crowded by up to 25,000 people....
 and Fort William
Fort William

Fort William may refer to placesIn Canada:*Fort William, Ontario, a Canadian city which, together with Port Arthur, became part of Thunder Bay in 1970...
, Lochearnhead
Lochearnhead

Lochearnhead is a small town on the A84 Stirling to Crianlarich road at the foot of Glen Ogle, 14 miles north of the Highland Boundary Fault. It is situated at the western end of Loch Earn where the A85 road from Crieff meets the A84....
 and Killin
Killin

Killin is a village situated at the western head of Loch Tay in Stirling , Scotland.The west end of the village is magnificently sited around the scenic Falls of Dochart, the main street leading down towards the Loch at the confluence of the rivers River Dochart and River Lochay....
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