Millhouse, Argyll
Millhouse | |
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Millhouse, Argyll, Scotland | |
Location within Argyll and Bute | |
OS grid reference | NR 956704 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Tighnabruaich |
Postcode district | PA21 |
Dialling code | 01700 |
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Millhouse is a village in the parish of Kilfinan. Located on the B8000 inland from Kames in the east and Portavadie in the west, on the Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
History[edit]
Millhouse was the location of a 19th-century Powdermill (1839 until 1921). The gunpowder was taken to nearby Kames, where the powdermill owners built a pier/quay for the loading of boats and the onward transport of their product.[1][2][3]
Transportation[edit]
National Cycle Route 75[edit]
Millhouse is on the NCR75 a route from Edinburgh to Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula.[4] The National Cycle Network is maintained by sustrans.[5]
Bus[edit]
The village is served by the 478 Dunoon–Portavadie bus, operated by West Coast Motors.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Millhouse, Kames Gunpowder Works | Canmore". canmore.org.uk.
- ^ "The Millhouse Gunpowder Mill". www.kylesofbute.com.
- ^ "Millhouse Gunpowder Works | Cowal | Argyll". www.wildaboutargyll.co.uk.
- ^ "National Cycle Network routes in Glasgow and the West". Sustrans.
- ^ "About us". Sustrans.
- ^ "SCOTLAND'S BERMUDA TRIANGLE". www.keybuses.com. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
External links[edit]
- Map sources for Millhouse, Argyll