Ardfern

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Ardfern
Scottish Gaelic Àird Fheàrna
Church building in Ardfern
Church building in Ardfern
Coordinates 56 ° 11 ′  N , 5 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 56 ° 11 ′  N , 5 ° 32 ′  W
Ardfern (Scotland)
Ardfern
Ardfern
Residents 69 (1961 census)
administration
Post town LOCHGILPHEAD
ZIP code section PA31
prefix 01852
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Argyll and Bute
British Parliament Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament Argyll and Bute

Ardfern ( Gaelic : Àird Fheàrna ) is a small town in the northwest of the Scottish Council Area Argyll and Bute . It is located on the west bank of Loch Craignish , a tributary of the Jurassic Sound about 17 kilometers northwest of Lochgilphead and 25 kilometers south of Oban . In 1961 there were 69 inhabitants in Ardfern. In more recent census data, Ardfern is no longer listed separately. The village is off the A816 , which connects the A83 at Lochgilphead along the west coast with the A85 at Oban.

Sights and surroundings

The remains of a cairn can be found directly to the north . It was probably a round stone grave with a diameter of about 13 m. The remains of a dun can be found northwest of Arfern . The building covered an area of ​​25 m × 11 m and is now in poor condition. With the Barbreck House there is a monument from the highest Scottish monument category A in the vicinity of the village. The manor house dates back to 1790. The Craignish Parish Church in Ardfern is classified in category B , just like the former rectory .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  2. ^ List of Gaelic expressions
  3. ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  4. ↑ Entry on Clach an-t Sagairt  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  5. ↑ Entry on Beinn an Duin  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  6. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  7. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  8. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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