Glen Shira is a glen

Glen

A glen is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped; or one with a watercourse running through such a valley. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower than a strath."...

 within Argyll

Argyll

Argyll , archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient Dál Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western coast between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath...

 at the northern end of Loch Fyne

Loch Fyne

Loch Fyne is a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It extends inland from the Sound of Bute, making it the longest of the sea lochs...

, just to the north of Inveraray

Inveraray

Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:...

. It is named after the River Shira

River Shira

River Shira is the river that runs through Glen Shira, originating from a dammed loch to the north. The river includes a few waterfalls and islands, including Eilean an Eagail...

, which runs through the centre down from a damn in the northern end, to the dubh loch at the base of the glen.

The Glen is mostly taken up by a sheep farm, run by a resident of the glen. There are numerous houses within the glen, including Elrigbeg (Eileirig Beag), Elrig More (Eileirig Mór), Kilblaan and Drumlee (which is at the northern end). There is one single-track road which leads up the glen, to the damn; this road splits unto an access road (connected across the River Shira by a dangerous bridge) which leads to Drumlee.

Glen Shira is a Special Area of Conservation

Special Area of Conservation

A Special Area of Conservation is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive , also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora...

 within the UK. It is bordered by Beinn Bhuidhe on the Glen Fyne side.

The Glen lends it name to the sea loch at its base which in turn lends its name to the MV Loch Shira

MV Loch Shira

MV Loch Shira is a car ferry operating on the Largs to Cumbrae route on the Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. She is owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, more affectionately known as Calmac.-History:...

.

Asda

Asda

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also once produced a whisky called Glen Shira, although this had no connection to the actual glen.