Towns & cities · Scottish Highlands
Cove
Cove — village on Rosneath peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Gourock · 4.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Cove is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village on Rosneath peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.0000°, -4.8514°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cove is a village on the south-west coast of the Rosneath Peninsula, on Loch Long, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland.
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Background
History
]] 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 provided summer lodgings for the families of wealthy Glasgow merchants, shipowners and businesspeople in the 19th century. Several of the large houses have either been converted or have gone. Houses by Alexander "Greek" Thomson around Cove include: Knockderry Castle, Craigrownie Castle, Glen Eden, Craig Ailey, Ferndean and Seymour Lodge, all dating from the 1850s.…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0000, -4.8514
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- G84 0NN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Nearest railway station
- Gourock — 4.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1138008 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cove, Argyll (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cove, Argyll and Bute.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cove?
- Cove is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode G84 0NN).
- Is Cove free to visit?
- Yes, Cove is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cove?
- The nearest railway station is Gourock, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G84 0NN.