Ascog
Ascog (Scottish Gaelic: Àsgaig) is a small village on the Isle of Bute, within Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kingarth,[1] and is situated on the A844.[2] It is located on the east coast of the island, about 2 km to the south east of Rothesay. It is largely residential.
Ascog
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 Ascog Church | |
  Ascog Location within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NS107632 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF BUTE |
| Postcode district | PA20 |
| Dialling code | 01700 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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There are several historic buildings in the area, including Ascog House, Ascog Hall, and the Italianate style Balmory Hall. Loch Ascog lies to the west.
The Rev Dr William Robertson DD LLD (born 1819) was Free Church minister of Ascog from 1853 to 1890.[3]
References
- "Details of Ascog". Scottish Places. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- "A844". Sabre. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- Ewing, William Annals of the Free Church
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ascog. |
- Canmore - Bute, Ascog Castle site record
- Canmore - Bute, Rothesay, Ascog, Ascog Point, General site record
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