Eredine


Eredine is a settlement on the east shore of Loch Awe in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It situated to the south-west of Ardchonnell and to the north-east of Ford along the loch.
Eredine wood is a Forestry and Land Scotland wood that exists on a former hill farm.

History

There is evidence of prehistoric settlement in the area. In 1972, a naval sub-aqua team under the direction of Dr McArdle of Edinburgh University discovered the remains of a crannog beside Eredine.
To the east of the village is a small former limeworks, evidenced by ruined limekilns.
Eredine House, still extant, was built by the architect James Gillespie Graham in 1812.

Economy

To the south of Eredine and north Furnace is the Eredine Wind energy farm development.