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Dunoon (/ d u ˈ n uː n /; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Omhain [t̪un ˈo.ɪɲ]) is the main town on the Cowal Peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland.It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. [2]
The PA postcode area, also known as the Paisley postcode area, [2] is a group of 67 postcode districts in western Scotland, within 35 post towns.These cover Renfrewshire (including Paisley, Renfrew, Johnstone, Bishopton, Erskine, Bridge of Weir and Lochwinnoch), Inverclyde (including Greenock, Port Glasgow, Gourock, Kilmacolm and Wemyss Bay) and most of Argyll and Bute (including Oban ...
Argyll Street Dunoon's Argyll Hotel and East Bay around 1895, with Argyll Street on the left Length 0.48 mi (0.77 km) Location Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland South end Pier Esplanade North end Bencorum Brae Argyll Street is the main street of the Scottish town of Dunoon, on the Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute. It runs for about 0.9 miles (1.4 km), from Pier Esplanade (the A815) in the ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:03, 26 September 2010: 1,336 × 1,384 (3.65 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Blank map of Argyll and Bute, UK with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum,
Argyll was divided into several lordships or provinces, including Kintyre, Knapdale, Lorn, Cowal, and a smaller Argyll province which covered the area around Inveraray between Loch Fyne and Loch Awe (the latter sometimes described by later writers as "Argyll proper" or "Mid-Argyll" to distinguish it from the wider area). [10] The term "North ...
Sandbank (Scottish Gaelic: an Oitir or Taigh a' Chladaich) [2] is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) north of Dunoon on the coastal A815 (low road) or the inland A885 (high road). It sits on the southern shore of the Holy Loch, a sea loch of the Firth of Clyde. [3]
Argyll and Bute (Scots: Argyll an Buit; Scottish Gaelic: Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, pronounced [ɛrˠəˈɣɛːəlˠ̪ akəs̪ ˈpɔːtʲ]) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 2020). [3] The administrative centre for the council ...
Scotland 55°59′52″N 5°06′53″W / 55.997656°N 5.1147546°W / 55.997656; -5.1147546 Ardtaraig is a hamlet lying at the head of Loch Striven on the Cowal Peninsula , in Argyll and Bute , West of Scotland .