Crarae, Loch Fyne Argyllshire gardens 1960s postcard

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Azaleas at the famous garden at Crarae on Loch Fyne, Argyllshire
• Publisher:  WS Thomson
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  has unsed 4d blue and white Wilding definitive
• Postmark(s):  n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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och Fyne (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Fìne, pronounced [l???x fi?n?], meaning Loch of the Vine or Wine, although there is no evidence for grapes growing there - it was more metaphorical, such as meaning that the River, 'Abhainn Fìne', was a well respected river) is a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It extends 65 kilometres (40 miles) inland from the Sound of Bute, making it the longest of the sea lochs. It is connected to the Sound of Jura by the Crinan Canal.

Loch Fyne is notable for its oyster fishery, and as a consequence the loch has given its name to the locally owned Loch Fyne Oysters, and the associated Loch Fyne Restaurants. It is also notable for its herring fishing industry, originally using the drift-net method. In the mid-19th century, Loch Fyne was the centre of the battle between the traditional drift-net fishermen and the new trawl-net fishermen who sprung up around Tarbert and Campbeltown in 1833.^[1]

Loch Fyne is a popular area for sport diving and fishing. It is also a popular tourist destination with attractions such as Inveraray Castle and the nearby ruins of Castle MacEwan and Castle Lachlan.

The village of Portavadie is on the east shore of the loch. A passenger ferry traverses the loch from the quay here.

Dolphins, seals and otters inhabit the loch, and basking sharks can be found in its waters during the summer months. A Ross's Gull was present at the loch in early 2007.

Over half a million troops were trained in amphibious landing techniques on the shores of Loch Fyne prior to the D-day landings.

In the north it is mountainous with the Arrochar Alps, Beinn Bhuidhe, Glen Shira, Glen Fyne, Glen Croe, Arrochar, Tyndrum and Loch Lomond nearby.