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Ardentinny may be home to the UK’s tallest tree and Europe’s tallest conifer, something which could be officially confirmed later this month by arboriculturalists videopokerez and charity tree climbers Phyl Dye and Simon Penfold, when they scale and measure the suspect Douglas fir near the Laird’s grave in Ardentinny. On the last weekend of August, …
Bubbles and Bubbly at the Big Picnic
Sunday’s Big Picnic at Glenfinart Walled Garden was another resounding success. What began as a one-off a couple of years ago, having proved so popular, Ardentinny Community Trust has since made it an annual event. This year the Trust provided a free bus from and back to Dunoon, picking up along the regular 489 route. …
Welcome return of village inn
Opening Hours Weekdays: Open 12-3pm and 5pm till late Food served 12.30-2.30pm and 6pm - 8.30pm Weekends: Open 12.30pm. Food served (Saturday) 12.30-2.30pm. (Sunday) 12.30pm-6pm. The historic Ardentinny Hotel re-opens this weekend under a new guise. Renamed The Ardentinny. The popular hostelry, dating back to the seventeen hundreds, has been closed for a number of years. …
Ardentinny hydro scheme comes on stream
The Chair of Ardentinny Renewables Trust (ART), Dougie Menzies, has confirmed that the Hydro Scheme at Baron Turner is now up and running with both turbines operating and connection to the grid finalised. He reported that the company Hydrover says the initial costs should be paid off in five years and the scheme’s lifespan is …
Easter Fun Day 2017
Despite gloomy conditions, Ardentinny Community Trust's first Easter Fun Day at Glenfinart Walled Garden was a great success with lots to do including an Easter egg hunt, egg painting, Easter bonnet parade, egg and spoon race, flower pot ping-pong, coconut shy and as usual a superb selection of home baking. Not to be left out …