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  2. McCaig's Tower - Wikipedia

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    McCaig's Tower [1] or McCaig's Folly [2] is a prominent tower on Battery Hill [3] overlooking the town of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is built of Bonawe granite taken from the quarries across Airds Bay, on Loch Etive, from Muckairn, with a circumference of about 200 metres (660 ft) with two-tiers of 94 lancet arches (44 on the bottom and 50 on ...

  3. John Stuart McCaig - Wikipedia

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    He died aged 78 from Angina Pectoris, on 29 June 1902 at John Square House, [1] Oban, Argyll. He is principally known for commissioning McCaig's Tower in Oban for which he was also the architect. He had extensive dealings within the Oban surroundings including being the Gas Works Director and owning the Pier. From the hustings for the 1885 ...

  4. List of listed buildings in Oban - Wikipedia

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    Upload another image 6-14 (Even Nos) Alma Crescent 56°24′36″N 5°28′41″W  /  56.410009°N 5.477922°W  / 56.410009; -5.477922  (6-14 (Even Nos) Alma Crescent) Category C(S) 38802 Upload Photo Argyll Square, St Columba's Church And Hall With Gatepiers (Formerly United Free Church) 56°24′42″N 5°28′25″W  /  56.411742°N 5.473491°W  / 56.411742; -5.473491 ...

  5. Oban - Wikipedia

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    The Renfrew trading company established a storehouse there around 1714, as a local outlet for its merchandise, but a custom-house was not deemed necessary until 1736, with "Oban being reckoned a proper place for clearing out vessels for the herring fishery". [9] The modern town of Oban grew up around the distillery, which was founded there in 1794.

  6. Oban Sheriff Court - Wikipedia

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    The current building was intended to replace an earlier courthouse and prison in Argyll Square, which had been designed by David Rhind and completed in 1856. [2] [3] In the 1880s the Argyll Commissioners of Supply decided to procure a more substantial courthouse for the county. The site they selected was on the southeast side of Albany Street. [4]

  7. Barcaldine House - Wikipedia

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    The house lay derelict until 1988, when it was purchased by Mr and Mrs Brian John Reid, of Oban. Without their intervention, the historic house would almost certainly have been lost. Since about 1990 Barcaldine has been a luxury hotel and a popular wedding venue with eight en suite rooms in the main house and the wings converted to self ...

  8. St John's Cathedral, Oban - Wikipedia

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    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. It is one of the two cathedrals of the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles, and one of the sees of the Bishop of Argyll and The Isles.

  9. Dunollie Castle - Wikipedia

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    Dunollie Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Dhùn Ollaigh) is a small ruined castle located on a hill north of the town of Oban, on the west coast of Scotland in Argyll and Bute. The site enjoys views over towards the island of Kerrera and a view of the town, harbour, and outlying isles. The castle is open to the public as part of the Dunollie ...

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