Strone, a modern watering-place in Kilmun parish, Argyllshire, at the headland of Strone Point, which projects sharply between the mouth of Holy Loch and that of Loch Long, 6½ miles WNW of Greenock, and 7 furlongs N of Hunter's Quay. Extending along the shore of Holy Loch, it chiefly consists of a chain of villas and cottages ornees; commands superb views of the scenery of Holy Loch and the Firth of Clyde; vies in general attraction with the best and newest of the seabathing resorts of the Glasgow citizens; communicates several times a day by well-appointed steamers with Greenock and Glasgow; and has a post office, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph departments, a good hotel, a steamboat pier, an iron public hall (1872; 400 sitings), a quoad sacra parochial church, an'Alliance' church, and a public school. The quoad sacra parish, constituted in 1884, is in the presbytery of Dunoon and the synod of Argyll. Pop. of village, together with Blairmore, (1881) 539.Ord. Sur., sh. 29, 1873.
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