page_title: Glen Shira
hierarchical_section_title: Glen Shira
caption_attribution_description: English: Gleann Síra a deas, á Inbhir Aora
context_page_description: Glen Shira is a glen in Argyll, Scotland at the northern end of Loch Fyne, just to the north of Inveraray. It is a Special Area of Conservation within the UK, bordered by Beinn Bhuidhe on the Glen Fyne side.
  Glen Shira is named after the River Shira, which runs through the centre of the glen, from the Sron Mor power station dam at the northern end for about 7 miles down to and through Loch Dubh at the base. From there, the waters flow into Loch Shira, a small inlet on Loch Fyne that, in turn, lends its name to MV Loch Shira.
  The glen is mostly taken up by a resident's sheep farm, but there are numerous houses within the glen, including Elrigbeg, Elrig More, Kilblaan and Drimlee. There is one single-track road which leads up the glen to the dam. This road splits into an access road which leads to Drimlee.
  Rob Roy MacGregor lived in Glen Shira for a short time under the protection of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, also known as Red John of the Battles. Argyll negotiated an amnesty and protection for Rob in 1716, and granted him permission to build a house in upper Glen Shira after disarmament. Records suggest that Rob Roy also constructed a fank for sheep or cattle in the Glen.
context_section_description: Glen Shira (Gaelic: Gleann Siara,  "Glen of the eternal river") is a glen in Argyll, Scotland at the northern end of Loch Fyne, just to the north of Inveraray. It is a Special Area of Conservation within the UK, bordered by Beinn Bhuidhe on the Glen Fyne side.  
  Glen Shira is named after the River Shira, which runs through the centre of the glen, from the Sron Mor (Big Nose) power station dam at the northern end for about 7 miles down to and through Loch Dubh (Black Lake) at the base.  From there, the waters flow into Loch Shira, a small inlet on Loch Fyne that, in turn, lends its name to MV Loch Shira.
  The glen is mostly taken up by a resident's sheep farm, but there are numerous houses within the glen, including Elrigbeg (Eileirig Beag), Elrig More (Eileirig Mór), Kilblaan and Drimlee (at the northern end). There is one single-track road which leads up the glen to the dam. This road splits into an access road (connected across the River Shira by a bridge) which leads to Drimlee.
  Rob Roy MacGregor lived in Glen Shira for a short time under the protection of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, also known as Red John of the Battles (Iain Ruaidh nan Cath).  Argyll negotiated an amnesty and protection for Rob in 1716, and granted him permission to build a house in upper Glen Shira after disarmament.  Records suggest that Rob Roy also constructed a fank for sheep or cattle in the Glen.  However, some time after the 1719 Jacobite Rebellion — likely around 1720 — Rob moved to Monachyle Tuarach by Loch Doine, abandoning the structures.  Nevertheless, ruins remain extant.  
  Asda also once produced a whisky called Glen Shira, although this had no connection to the actual glen.
caption: Inveraray facing north towards the glen mouth.
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