Craigendoran (

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, an ...

: ) is a suburb at the eastern end of

Helensburgh Helensburgh (; gd, Baile Eilidh) is an affluent coastal town on the north side of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, situated at the mouth of the Gareloch. Historically in Dunbartonshire, it became part of Argyll and Bute following local gove ...

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, on the northern shore of the

Firth of Clyde The Firth of Clyde is the mouth of the River Clyde. It is located on the west coast of Scotland and constitutes the deepest coastal waters in the British Isles (it is 164 metres deep at its deepest). The firth is sheltered from the Atlantic ...

. The name is from the Gaelic for "the rock of the otter". Craigendoran Pier - geograph

It is served by

Craigendoran railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Craigendoran station 2012.jpg , caption = The North Clyde Line platform with the embankment for the West Highland Line behind , borough = Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute , country = Scotland , ...

. Craigendoran pier was next to the station, with the railway connecting with

Clyde steamer The Clyde steamer is the collective term for several passenger services that existed on the River Clyde in Scotland, running from Glasgow downstream to Rothesay and other towns, a journey known as going ''doon the watter''. The era of the C ...

s. This pier has since closed and fallen into disrepair. Hermitage Academy is on the eastern outskirts of Craigendoran.

References

Geography of Argyll and Bute {{Argyll-geo-stub