Cardross, Argyll

Cardross is a village in the Scottish unitary authority Argyll and Bute. It lies on the banks of the Firth of Clyde ever about six kilometers northwest of Dumbarton and southeast of Helensburgh. Cardross Parish is the capital of the same name. At the 2001 census, 1925 inhabitants were registered in Cardross. Thus, the population has remained virtually unchanged since 1991.

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Cardross is located on the A814, which runs from about Dumbarton Helensburgh along the Firth of Clyde coast to the north of the Cowal peninsula and connects the A82 to the A83. Already in the 19th century Cardross was connected to the railway network. Today the station of Cardross by the North Clyde Line of the First ScotRail between Helensburgh and Edinburgh via Glasgow is served.

Attractions

In Cardross, there are three monuments of the highest Scottish monument category A. The former Catholic Seminary St Peter 's College is located in a small wooded area on the northern outskirts of the village. It is one of the most important buildings of the Brutalist in Scotland and is now preserved in spite of its model year 1966 only as a ruin. To the north of the village is the Catholic St Mahew 's Chapel. It is believed that since the 6th century church building stood on this site. The church today preserved dates from the 15th century. On the lands of Darleith House about three kilometers north- west of the village is the Darleith Dovecot, a listed dovecote dating from 1790.