Lochdon
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 26 ′ N , 5 ° 41 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | ISLE OF MULL | ||
| ZIP code section | PA64 | ||
| prefix | 01680 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
Lochdon is a small town on the Scottish island of Mull in the Council Area Argyll and Bute . It is located in the southeast of the island at the head of the sandy bay of Loch Don, about four kilometers south of the Craignure ferry terminal. Lochdon is connected to the road network by the A849 , one of the island's two main roads.
Attractions
There is a menhir north of Lochdon . This protrudes from a base of 70 cm × 80 cm about 2.5 m in height. Today the stone is no longer vertical, but is inclined in a westerly direction. In the Lochdon area there are a total of three monuments from the highest Scottish monument category A. Northeast on Duart Bay is both the medieval Duart Castle and the Torosay Castle from 1858 , one of the island's main attractions. The statues in the surrounding park, made in the 18th century by the Italian stonemason Antonio Bonazza , are listed as an independent monument ensemble.
South of Loch Don are the four monuments of Port Donian .
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Leathan Mull in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Lochdon in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database