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Cardross Road, HELENSBURGH, G84 7LB

From the car park of the Waitrose store

The wall also serves to carry a railway line, and it was presumably the latter role that dictated its height, since the water level does not extend far up the wall, even at high tide; see Image However, there is another reason why the presence of the tunnel does not conflict with the function of the sea wall: on the far side of the wall, the burn is safely confined by embankments on either side. The photograph shows the Red Burn flowing out onto the beach, where it will empty into the Firth of Clyde. Compare Image, close to its source near Ben Bowie, and Image, which shows the surprisingly deep valley which it has carved out within a fairly short distance from its source.

For further information, and for other sections of the wall, see Image and Image

Looking across the A814 to Hermitage Academy. It is one of two Secondary schools in Helensburgh and the largest school in Argyll & Bute. The current building dates from 2008, replacing earlier buildings at Campbell Drive Image

While the incoming tide does reach the wall, the water level at high tide does not reach far above its base; presumably, the height of the wall is largely dictated by its other role, as an embankment for the railway line (compare Image). The photograph was taken from near the south-eastern end of the wall. The railway line closely follows the top of the wall until the latter comes to an end about 450 metres further ahead. Also located near that point is Craigendoran Junction, where the West Highland Railway begins, branching from the main Dumbarton-to-Helensburgh line (see the 1:25000 map).

The new school building is further east along the A814 from the old one Image

The railway line here follows the edge of the Clyde. Waves break over the line in the distance on a very windy November day.

To the south east of Camis House, is a hill overlooking Craigendoran. In 1860 the map shows the name “Summer Ho”. By 1890, the map shows just a dot. All that remains is a ragged stone base. The length is approximate 20 metres. The Summer House was probably rotten many years ago. There is a great view across the loch. The Summer House was about 30 metres up from the old Ice House.

The point where the lines to Helensburgh and Oban/Fort William part.