15-612: The Arrochar Alps are a group of mountains located around the heads of Loch Long , Loch Fyne , and Loch Goil . They are part of the Grampian mountains range, which stretch across Scotland. The villages of Arrochar and Lochgoilhead are the nearest settlements. Many of the mountains are located on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll and Bute , west of Scotland . The mountains are especially popular due to their proximity and accessibility from
30-478: A 6-mile (9.7 km) glen through which the Douglas Water flows east to Loch Lomond . The depot itself is near the glen's head, less than a mile from Loch Long . Arrochar is the nearest village. In the 1970s, a jetty was built at Glen Mallan on Loch Long, linked to the depot via a Ministry of Defence (MoD) road. It was known as NATO Armament Depot Glen Douglas and was used for munitions storage by
45-407: A hillside, capable of storing 40,000 cubic metres of conventional weapons , typically bombs, various types of ammunition, explosives and pyrotechnics. The Northern Ammunition Jetty (also known as Glen Mallan Jetty) is located on the edge of Loch Long, around 3 miles south of the main depot, to which it is connected by a military road which climbs along the western flank of Craggan Hill. The jetty
60-525: A width of between one and two miles (two and three kilometres). The loch also has an arm, Loch Goil , on its western side. Its name is not a reference to is length; it actually comes from the Gaelic for "ship lake". Prior to their defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263, Viking raiders sailed up Loch Long to Arrochar , and then dragged their longships 2 miles overland to Tarbet and into Loch Lomond . Being inland,
75-522: Is a train station nearby at Arrochar and Tarbet railway station . The list below includes the Munros , Munro Tops , Corbetts , Corbett Tops and Grahams . Purge Loch Long Loch Long is a body of water in the council area of Argyll and Bute , Scotland . The Sea Loch extends from the Firth of Clyde at its southwestern end. It measures approximately 20 miles (30 kilometres) in length, with
90-488: Is capable of accommodating a variety of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels so that they can be loaded and unloaded with munitions as well as other provisions such as food and spare parts. The explosives license for the jetty allows up to 440 tonnes of explosives to be handled there. In 2020-21 the jetty was rebuilt to serve the Queen Elizabeth -class aircraft carriers . Type 26 frigates are being built at
105-558: Is operated by Defence Equipment & Support , part of the Ministry of Defence . It was formerly known as RNAD Glen Douglas. The facility was built between 1962 and 1966. As of 1989, it served NATO as a pre-positioned wartime ammunition depot, storing around 40,000 tons of missiles , depth charges , and conventional shells . It is now used only by the UK. The depot lies in Glen Douglas ,
120-766: The Royal Navy , the United States and the Netherlands. In 1993 the US withdrew from the site and the capacity was taken up by Royal Air Force munitions which were previously based at RAF Chilmark in Wiltshire, the RAF's last munitions depot prior to its closure in 1995. In January 2003, the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal docked at the Glen Mallan jetty to stock up on supplies ahead of
135-512: The central belt of Scotland including Glasgow . They are mostly within both the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park and also in the Argyll Forest Park . The Glens that give access into the heart of the mountain range include: Glen Croe , Hell's Glen , Glen Mhor and Glen Kinglas . The A83 , a main trunk road to the west coast of Scotland passes through the area. There
150-624: The BAE Systems Maritime shipyard at Govan , then transferred onto the semi-submersible heavy-lift barge Malin Augustea CD01, and taken down the Clyde then up Loch Long to the Glen Mallan jetty, to be floated off the barge for a gentle controlled launch. They are then taken by tugs upriver to the BAE Scotstoun shipyard for fitting out. The depot is served by a branch railway line to
165-621: The Glen Mallan jetty, linked to Defence Munitions Glen Douglas . A testing range for torpedoes was established on the loch in 1912, in connection with the Clyde Torpedo Factory in Greenock . It operated through both World Wars, closing in 1986. The loch contains numerous wrecks. Cave dive sites: DM Glen Douglas Defence Munitions (DM) Glen Douglas is a military munitions depot located near Loch Long , Argyll , in Scotland . It
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#1732848278399180-482: The impending invasion of Iraq . With the tacit backing of trade union ASLEF , Motherwell based EWS drivers working on a MoD contract refused to transport munitions to the depot, in opposition to what they branded a "rush to war". The drivers' action was supported in an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons signed by 25 MPs. The depot covers an area of 226 hectares (2.26 km ) and contains 56 magazines built into
195-417: The loch, departing Dunoon at 11:00 and returning about five hours later. PS Waverley was also built to serve Loch Long and Loch Goil from 1947, a route that she still sailed as of 2021, albeit as more of an attraction than a primary means of transport. Villages on the loch include Arrochar at its head and Cove on the east shore near its foot. Several Scottish sea fishing records are attributed to
210-621: The loch: The Ardentinny Outdoor Education Centre on the western shore uses the loch for watersports. It is now a popular area for diving on the numerous wrecks that scatter the loch. The Finnart Oil Terminal is located on the eastern shore of the loch, linked to the Grangemouth Refinery via a 58-mile-long (93-kilometre) pipeline. The eastern shore is also the location of the Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport , part of His Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde , and
225-493: The settlements around Loch Lomond were more vulnerable to attack. Loch Long forms part of the coast of the Cowal Peninsula , and forms the entire western coastline of the Rosneath Peninsula . Loch Long was historically the boundary between Argyll and Dunbartonshire ; however, boundary redrawing in 1996 meant that it moved wholly within the council area of Argyll and Bute. The steamboat Chancellor used to traverse
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