Tarbet, Argyll

For other places with the same name, see Tarbet.

Tarbet
Scottish Gaelic: An Tairbeart
Tarbet  Tarbet shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NN315045
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area	Dunbartonshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ARROCHAR
Postcode district	G83
Dialling code	01301
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament	Dumbarton
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File:Tarbet Hotel.jpg

The Tarbet Hotel

Tarbet (Scottish Gaelic: An Tairbeart, in full Tairbeart Loch Laomainn) is a small village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Traditionally on the northern fringes of the historic County of Dunbarton, it is on the banks of Loch Lomond, and has a pier. It stands on an isthmus where Loch Long and Loch Lomond come close. The village of Arrochar stands at the head of Loch Long, at the other side of the isthmus. Arrochar and Tarbet railway station, on the West Highland Line, stands between the two villages. The village has a primary school (Arrochar Primary School), many hotels and bed and breakfasts, and a Tourist Information Centre.

Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic word for isthmus, although Tarbert is the more common anglicization, and Tarbat also exists.

The village is formed around the junction of the A82 and A83

The area around Arrochar and Tarbet has become the scene of "squirrel wars". The red squirrel is resisting the offensive by the grey squirrel taking place across Great Britain, since there is a type of woodland they find more favourable than most. Tarbet contains the Tarbet Hotel.

External links

• Arrochar, Tarbet and Ardlui history website
• Arrochar and Tarbet website - shows places to stay, things to do, local shops, restaurants and companies