Gylen Castle
Gylen Castle, on the southern part of the island of Kerrera in Argyll and Bute, juts dramatically into the sky on the tip of a promontory overlooking the Firth of Lorne.
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OH-bən; An t-Òban in Scottish Gaelic meaning The Little Bay) is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. During the tourist season, the town can play host to up to 25,000 people. Oban occupies a setting in the Firth of Lorn. The bay is a near perfect horseshoe, protected by the island of Kerrera; and beyond Kerrera, the Isle of Mull. To the north, is the long low island of Lismore, and the mountains of Morvern and Ardgour.
Population: 8,081
Latitude: 56° 24' 55.26" N
Longitude: -5° 28' 18.62" W
Articles of interest in Oban
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Eriska is a flat, tidal island at the entrance to Loch Creran on the west coast of Scotland. Privately owned by the Buchanan-Smiths, the island is run as a hotel with wooded grounds.
Torsa
Torsa (occasionally Torsay) is one of the Slate Islands in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
SS Breda
SS Breda was a Dutch cargo-passenger ship sunk in Scotland during World War II.
Connel
Connel (Gaelic: A' Chonghail) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the southern shore of Loch Etive.
St Moluag's Cathedral, Lismore
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Loch Creran
Loch Creran is a sea loch in Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. It is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long from its head at Invercreran to its mouth on the Lynn of Lorne, part of Loch Linnhe. The loch separates the areas of Benderloch to the south …
Craobh Haven
Craobh Haven is a small purpose-built village and sailing port on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the Craignish peninsula, one mile to the west of the A816 road, approximately 22 miles (35 km) south of Oban.
Bernera, Lismore
Bernera Island (Scottish Gaelic: Beàrnaraigh) is a tidal island off Lismore, in Argyll, Scotland.
Ardchattan and Muckairn
Ardchattan and Muckairn is a civil parish within Argyll and Bute in Scotland. It lies north of Oban, bordering Loch Etive and includes Glen Ure, Glen Creran, Barcaldine, Benderloch, Connel, Bonawe and Glen Etive.
St John's Cathedral (Oban)
St John's Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine (Scottish Gaelic Ard-eaglais Eòin an Diadhair) is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church, located in the town of Oban.
Shuna, Loch Linnhe
Shuna Island is an island in Loch Linnhe, offshore from Appin. The island is approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) wide and extends to some 155 ha (383 acres) in total. The island is characterised by a table topped hill …
RAF Oban
RAF Oban is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) flying boat base located at the northern end of the island of Kerrera, in Ardantrive Bay west of Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland during the Second World War.
Eilean Musdile
Eilean Musdile (Mansedale) is an islet, and lighthouse to the south west of Lismore in the Inner Hebrides.
Coeffin
Castle Coeffin is a ruin on the island of Lismore, an island in Loch Linnhe, in Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland.
Achnacroish
Achnacroish (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh na Croise) is a village on the Scottish island of Lismore.
Oban Hydro
The Oban Hills Hydropathic Sanatorium was a proposed Hydropathic Hotel in Oban, Scotland. Construction of the hotel began in 1881 on a hill east of the downtown overlooking the town and the harbour. Had it been completed the hotel would have been a …
North Connel
North Connel is a hamlet on the north side of Loch Etive in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.