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'''Kilfinan''' is a hamlet and parish on the [[Cowal]] peninsula of [[Argyllshire]]. Located on the eastern side of [[Loch Fyne]], the hamlet is four miles from the village of [[Tighnabruaich]] on the opposite side of the peninsula.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parhistory697.html|title=Parish of Kilfinan from The Gazetteer for Scotland|publisher=}}</ref> Kilfinan is the burial place of the clan chiefs of the Lamonts, in the 13th-century Kilfinan Parish Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/kilfinan-parish-church-p248171|title=Kilfinan Parish Church|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drumcot.org/|title=Home|publisher=}}</ref> | '''Kilfinan''' is a hamlet and parish on the [[Cowal]] peninsula of [[Argyllshire]]. Located on the eastern side of [[Loch Fyne]], the hamlet is four miles from the village of [[Tighnabruaich]] on the opposite side of the peninsula.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parhistory697.html|title=Parish of Kilfinan from The Gazetteer for Scotland|publisher=}}</ref> Kilfinan is the burial place of the clan chiefs of the Lamonts, in the 13th-century Kilfinan Parish Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/kilfinan-parish-church-p248171|title=Kilfinan Parish Church|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drumcot.org/|title=Home|publisher=}}</ref> | ||
| − | The parish forms the extreme southern part of Cowal, being separated from [[Knapdale]] by [[Loch Fyne]]; and from [[Buteshire]] by the [[Kyles of Bute]]. [[ | + | The parish forms the extreme southern part of Cowal, being separated from [[Knapdale]] by [[Loch Fyne]]; and from [[Buteshire]] by the [[Kyles of Bute]]. [[Strathlachlan]] lies to the north, along the western coast, while [[Kilmodan]] lies to the north-east. |
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Latest revision as of 09:57, 4 July 2017
| Kilfinan | |
| Argyllshire | |
|---|---|
 Kilfinan Parish Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NR934788 |
| Location: | 55°57’28"N, 5°18’40"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Dunoon |
| Postcode: | PA23 |
| Dialling code: | 01369 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Argyll and Bute |
Kilfinan is a hamlet and parish on the Cowal peninsula of Argyllshire. Located on the eastern side of Loch Fyne, the hamlet is four miles from the village of Tighnabruaich on the opposite side of the peninsula.[1] Kilfinan is the burial place of the clan chiefs of the Lamonts, in the 13th-century Kilfinan Parish Church.[2][3]
The parish forms the extreme southern part of Cowal, being separated from Knapdale by Loch Fyne; and from Buteshire by the Kyles of Bute. Strathlachlan lies to the north, along the western coast, while Kilmodan lies to the north-east.
