What is "rosneath"

Rosneath (Ros Neimhidh in Gaelic) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It sits on the western shore of the Gare Loch near to the tip of the Rosneath peninsula which projects south to the Firth of Clyde between the Gare Loch and Loch Long to the west, and about from the village of Kilcreggan which is sited on the southern end of the peninsula, on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. The large town of Greenock is directly opposite on the southern shore of the Firth. The Gare Loch narrows at Rosneath to under half a mile (around 600 metres) at a place known as the Rhu Narrows after the village of Rhu on the eastern shore of the loch.

At the 2001 census, its population was 931. Rosneath lies approximately from Glasgow by road. It is situated on the B833, a shoreside minor thoroughfare that serves the peninsula.

St Modan's Parish Church of Scotland and St Gildas' Roman Catholic Church serve the communities of Rosneath and Clynder.