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Glen Fruin

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Glen Fruin is a remote road that crosses from Faslane Naval Base, just north of Helensburgh over towards Loch Lomond. - and provides a sharp short climb. Glen Fruin Summit - 1st March 2016 Glen Fruin  ( Scottish Gaelic :  Gleann Freòin ) is a  glen  in  Scotland , adjacent to  Loch Lomond . It contains the Fruin Water which flows into the loch, and a military  bypass  road, now the  A817 road , known as the Glen Fruin Haul Road, which goes from the  A82  up the glen and over the top of the hills to  HMNB Clyde  at  Garelochhead . It was originally built along with the Garelochhead Bypass Road in order to directly link  RNAD Coulport  and Faslane to the  A82 road  in order to permit easy transportation of  warheads  to the naval base from the  Atomic Weapons Establishment . Me and Andy in January 2016 reather cold !  It was the site of the  Battle of Gl...