Tighnabruaich
Tighnabruaich is a town on the Cowal peninsula, on the western arm of the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and also Bute, Scotland. In 2011 the population was 660. It is west of Glasgow and north of the Isle of Arran. The roadway to Ormidale was integrated in the late 1960s, and up until after that the town was extra dependent on the sea for the transportation of passengers as well as freight. A pier was possibly built in the 1830s by the Castle Steamship Company, a leader of MacBrayne. It was a stopping area for paddle cleaners and also Clyde puffers. The wooden pier was rebuilt in 1885 by the Tighnabruaich Estate who possessed it from 1840 until 1950. George Olding owned it up until 1965 when it became the obligation of the local council. Passenger solutions on and also around the Clyde were created after the PS Comet was introduced into service in 1812 and tourist developed with the introduction of cruises through the Kyles around Bute, to Arran as well as along Loch Fyne. The pier is used by the paddle cleaner Waverley. Its Royal National Lifeboat Institution inshore lifeboat station presently has an Atlantic 85 type lifeboat as well as tractor on terminal. Tighnabruaich is prominent for sailing and also yacht and also has a sailing college. Shinty is the major sporting activity in the town which is residence to Kyles Athletic who have actually won more Camanachd Cups than any other team besides Newtonmore and also Kingussie.
