Human settlement in Scotland
| Millhouse | |
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 Millhouse, Argyll, Scotland | |
  MillhouseLocation 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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| 55°53′00″N 5°16′11″W / 55.883246°N 5.269622°W / 55.883246; -5.269622 | |
Millhouse is a village in the parish of Kilfinan. Located on the B8000 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 Powdermill (1839 until 1921). The gunpowder was taken to nearby Kames, where the powdermill owners built a pier/quay for the loading of boats and the onward transport of their product.
Transportation
National Cycle Route 75
Main article: National Cycle Route 75Millhouse is on the NCR75 a route from Edinburgh to Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula. The National Cycle Network is maintained by sustrans.
Bus
The village is served by the 478 Dunoon–Portavadie bus, operated by West Coast Motors.
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.
- "National Cycle Network routes in Glasgow and the West". Sustrans.
- "About us". Sustrans.
- "SCOTLAND'S BERMUDA TRIANGLE". www.keybuses.com. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
External links
- Map sources for Millhouse, Argyll
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