Garelochhead, Mod Military Training Area

Firing Range (20th Century), Military Training Site (20th Century)

Site Name Garelochhead, Mod Military Training Area

Classification Firing Range (20th Century), Military Training Site (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) The Strone

Canmore ID 162559

Site Number NS29SE 7

NGR NS 2500 9200

NGR Description Centred NS 25 92

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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SC 1686031

Oblique aerial view centred on the range buildings, taken from the ENE.

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17/2/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the rifle range, taken from the SSW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the field banks, enclosure and rig with the range buildings adjacent, taken from the WSW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the field banks, enclosure and rig with the range buildings adjacent, taken from the SW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the military camp with field banks adjacent, taken from the SE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the military camp with field banks adjacent, taken from the ESE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the military camp with field banks adjacent, taken from the SSE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the military camp with field banks adjacent, taken from the SSE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the field banks, enclosure and rig with the range buildings adjacent, taken from the W.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the military camp with field banks adjacent, taken from the WNW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the rifle range, taken from the WSW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the military camp with field banks adjacent, taken from the SE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the military camp with field banks adjacent, taken from the SSE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the rifle range, taken from the NW.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the range buildings, taken from the ENE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the range buildings, taken from the SSE.

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Oblique aerial view centred on the military camp with field banks adjacent, taken from the SE.

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SC 1724306

Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the field banks, enclosure and rig with the range buildings adjacent, taken from the W.

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Administrative Areas

Council Argyll And Bute
Parish Rhu
Former Region Strathclyde
Former District Dumbarton
Former County Dunbartonshire

Archaeology Notes

NS29SE 7 centred 25 92

Extends onto map sheets NN20SE, and NS29NE.

For adjacent Ardgartan Forest MOD Training Camp, see NN20SW 9 and the training base see NS29SE 9.

A disused rifle range has been recorded on oblique aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP) on the hillside near the top of the Faslane Burn.

Information from RCAHMS (DCC) 16 November 2004

The training area is bounded in the N by Maol Odhar, the E, Beinn Chaorach, the S by the A 817 and the W by the 220m contour line near the Faslane Burn.

The area is shown on the current OS 1:25,000 scale Explorer series of maps.

Information from RCAHMS (DE), Janaury 2007

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