Millhouse, Argyll
| Millhouse | |
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 Millhouse, Argyll, Scotland | |
  Millhouse 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. It is located on the B8000 road, and is inland from Kames in the east and Portavadie in the west, on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland.
History
Millhouse was the location of a 19th-century powder mill, which operated from 1839 until 1921. The gunpowder produced was taken to nearby Kames, where the powder mill owners built a pier/quay for the loading of boats and the onward transport of their product.[1][2][3]
Transport
Road
Millhouse is situated on the B8000 that links to Kames and Tighnabruaich, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the east, and in the other direction follows the west shore of the Cowal peninsular towards the head of Loch Fyne, some 60 kilometres (37 mi) distant. From Tignabruaich, other roads provide provides connections to Dunoon, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) away. An unclassified road also connects Millhouse to Portavadie, a distance of some 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), from where a ferry runs across Loch Fyne to Tarbert on the Kintyre Peninsula.[4]
Bus
The village is served by the 478 Dunoon–Portavadie bus, operated by West Coast Motors.[5]
National Cycle Route 75
Millhouse is on the NCR75 a route from Edinburgh to Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula.[6] The National Cycle Network is maintained by sustrans.[7]
References
- ↑ "Millhouse, Kames Gunpowder Works | Canmore". canmore.org.uk.
- ↑ "The Millhouse Gunpowder Mill". www.kylesofbute.com.
- ↑ "Millhouse Gunpowder Works | Cowal | Argyll". www.wildaboutargyll.co.uk.
- ↑ Explorer Map 362 - Cowal West & Isle of Bute (Map). 1:25000. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978-0-319-246139.
- ↑ "SCOTLAND'S BERMUDA TRIANGLE". www.keybuses.com. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ↑ "National Cycle Network routes in Glasgow and the West". Sustrans.
- ↑ "About us". Sustrans.
External links
- Map sources for Millhouse, Argyll