Carbeth

Hamlet in Stirlingshire, Scotland

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55°58′57″N 4°22′02″W / 55.98250°N 4.36722°W / 55.98250; -4.36722

Carbeth is a hamlet in Stirlingshire, 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) west of Strathblane and 5+1⁄2 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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Famous residents

William Smith of Carbeth Guthrie, Lord Provost of Glasgow 1822–24

References

^ Severin Carrell (20 March 2013), "Carbeth Hutters buy their forest home after bank loan", The Guardian
^ Lesley Riddoch (2015), "Access, Nature, Culture and the Great Outdoors", Northern Neighbours: Scotland and Norway since 1800, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 9781474403436
^ Traditional Hutting since 1918, Carbeth Hutters Community Company
^ Alison Dryden (2004), History of Carbeth, Strathblane Heritage Society