Lochgilphead
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 2 ′ N , 5 ° 26 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 2300 (2011) | ||
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| Post town | LOCHGILPHEAD | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
Lochgilphead ( Gaelic : Ceann Loch Gilb ) is a village in the Scottish Council Area Argyll and Bute . It lies on the shores of the Loch Gilp inlet . Lochgilphead is 27 miles from Oban . In 2011 it had a population of 2300 inhabitants. It was originally a fishing village. In Kilmory Castle just south of Lochgilphead, today the administration of Argyll and Bute is housed.
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Lochgilphead is just off the A83 , which connects the Kintyre Peninsula with the Central Belt . The A816 leads north and becomes the A85 in Oban .
Web links
Commons : Lochgilphead - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Lochgilphead ( English ) Retrieved on 13 August 2020th
Individual evidence
- ↑ City Population De: Lochgilphead ( English ) Retrieved August 13, 2020.