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| Bellochantuy Gaelic: Bealach an t-Suidhe | |
| Argyllshire | |
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 Argyll Hotel, Bellochantuy | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NR664326 |
| Location: | 55°31’44"N, 5°42’18"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Campbeltown |
| Postcode: | PA28 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Argyll and Bute |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Argyll and Bute |
Bellochantuy is a small coastal hamlet located on the A83 in Argyllshire, on the Kintyre peninsula around ten miles north of Campbeltown.
The village has a hotel, the Argyll Hotel.
Name
The origin of the place name Bellochantuy is Bealach an t-Suidhe, Gaelic for "the pass of the seat". Local folk etymology asserts the meaning of "fairy grove".
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bellochantuy) |
