Craigendoran is a suburb at the eastern end of Helensburgh

Helensburgh

Helensburgh is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gareloch....

 in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, on the northern shore of the Firth of Clyde

Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. The Kilbrannan Sound is a large arm of the Firth of Clyde, separating the Kintyre Peninsula from the Isle of Arran.At...

. The name is from the Gaelic for "the rock of the otter".

It is served by Craigendoran railway station

Craigendoran railway station

Craigendoran railway station is a railway station serving Craigendoran, east of Helensburgh, Scotland.The station is managed by First ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line west of...

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

Clyde steamer

The era of the Clyde steamer in Scotland began in August 1812 with the very first successful commercial steamboat service in Europe, when Henry Bell's began a passenger service on the River Clyde between Glasgow and Greenock...

s. This pier has since closed and fallen into disrepair.

Hermitage Academy

Hermitage Academy

Hermitage Academy is a non-denominational secondary school located in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is one of two secondary schools within the Helensburgh area and is currently the largest secondary school in Argyll and Bute...

is on the eastern outskirts of Craigendoran.