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Carbeth

Carbeth is a hamlet in Stirlingshire, 2+1⁄2 miles west of Strathblane and 5+1⁄2 miles north of Clydebank. Named features include Carbeth Hill, Carbeth Loch and the estate of Carbeth Guthrie. There is a community of huts here which was established in 1918 after the First World War, as a summer camp for returned soldiers.

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Carbeth
A hut on Carbeth Hill above the loch
Carbeth
Location within the Stirling council area
OS grid referenceNS522793
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CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG63
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Carbeth is a hamlet in Stirlingshire, 2+12 miles (4 kilometres) west of Strathblane and 5+12 miles (9 kilometres) north of Clydebank. Named features include Carbeth Hill, Carbeth Loch and the estate of Carbeth Guthrie. There is a community of huts here which was established in 1918 after the First World War, as a summer camp for returned soldiers.1234

Famous residents

References

References

  1. Severin Carrell (20 March 2013), "Carbeth Hutters buy their forest home after bank loan", The Guardian
  2. Lesley Riddoch (2015), "Access, Nature, Culture and the Great Outdoors", Northern Neighbours: Scotland and Norway since 1800, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 9781474403436
  3. Traditional Hutting since 1918, Carbeth Hutters Community Company
  4. Alison Dryden (2004), History of Carbeth, Strathblane Heritage Society
External links
  • Media related to Carbeth at Wikimedia Commons
Carbeth Guthrie source ↗
Carbeth Loch source ↗