Strone

Strone (Gaelic: An t - SRON ) is a small village on the Scottish Cowal Peninsula in Argyll and Bute unitary authority. It runs around the Cape of Strone Point at the junction of the arms of the sea Holy Loch and Loch Long from the Firth of Clyde, about five kilometers north of Dunoon and nine kilometers west of Helensburgh

History

End of the 19th century has been described as a collection of villas along the coast of Holy Loch Strone. It belonged to the modern seaside resorts, which took advantage of the people of Glasgow. Every day there were several ferry to Glasgow and Greenock. There was a post office, a bank, a Fermeldestelle and hotel businesses. 1884 was a native of Paisley industrialist James Coats junior Villa Dunselma build above Strone Point. The distinctive four-story building is the only monument of the highest category A Scottish monument in Strone. In the year 1971 363 inhabitants were counted in Strone, which corresponded to a decrease in population since 1891 with 537 residents. In more recent census data Strone is combined with the adjacent Kilmun. A total of 865 people lived there in 1991.