Port Appin
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 33 ′ N , 5 ° 24 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 96 (1961 census) | ||
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| Post town | APPIN | ||
| ZIP code section | PA38 | ||
| prefix | 01631 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
Port Appin is a small town in the Scottish council area Argyll and Bute . It is located on the northeastern edge of the sparsely populated region about twelve kilometers northeast of Oban and 36 kilometers southwest of Fort William on the banks of the Lynn of Lorne opposite the island of Lismore . The nearest town is Appin . In 1961 there were 96 inhabitants in Port Appin. The town is no longer listed separately in more recent census data.
There is a ferry pier in Port Appin that was already there in the 19th century. It is still used regularly today. The only destination is the pier on Lismore.
Attractions
At Port Appin there is a monument from the highest Scottish monument category A. Builder of the mansion Airds House was Donald Campbell, 5th of Airds . Aird's House was built in 1738, just a few years before the Jacobite uprising in 1745 , in which the Campbell clan was involved. Castle Stalker, which dates back to the early 14th century, is about three kilometers away on a small island.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b entry. In: Gazetteer for Scotland. 2011.
- ^ Port Appin. Argyll and Bute. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
- ↑ Port Appin. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 6: (Pet - Zet). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1885, p. 215 .
- ^ Information from the government of Argyll and Bute
Web links
- Entry on Port Appin in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database