Cove, Argyll

Cove is a village on the south-west coast of the Rosneath peninsula, on Loch Long, in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland.

Cove

Cove and the Rosneath peninsula seen from Blairmore, on the Cowal peninsula, across Loch Long.
Cove
Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNS 22237 82010
Council area
  • Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area
  • Lieutenancy of Dunbartonshire
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHelensburgh
Postcode districtG84
Dialling code01436
UK Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament
  • Dumbarton

Historically in Dunbartonshire, before the local government reorganisation in Scotland in 1975 it formed part of the small Joint Burgh of Cove and Kilcreggan. 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 was home to wealthy Glasgow merchants and shipowners in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Several of the large houses have either been converted or have gone.[1]

Houses designed by Alexander "Greek" Thomson
Main article: Alexander Thomson

Houses by Alexander "Greek" Thomson around Cove include: Craigrownie Castle, Glen Eden, Craig Ailey, Ferndean and Seymour Lodge, all dating from the 1850s.

James Burns (3rd Baron Inverclyde)
Main article: James Burns, 3rd Baron Inverclyde

Hartfield was the summer residence of Lord Inverclyde and later became a YMCA hostel before its dereliction and demolition in the 1960s by Fraser Hamilton of Knockderry Farm.

Craigrownie Church

Craigrownie Parish Church serves the communities of Ardpeaton, Cove and Kilcreggan.[2]

References
  1. "Kilcreggan Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland". Undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. "Sacred Scotland - Scotland's Churches Scheme". 24 September 2017.


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