Ardfern

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Ardfern
Gaelic: Aird Fheàrna
Argyllshire
Ardfern (RLH) 2006-11-18.JPG
Ardfern
Location
Grid reference: NM806043
Location: 56°10’52"N, 5°32’12"W
Data
Population: 400
Post town: Lochgilphead
Postcode: PA31
Local Government
Council: Argyll and Bute
Parliamentary
constituency:
Argyll and Bute

Ardfern is a village in Argyllshire, sitting on the south coast of the Craignish peninsula, facing Loch Craignish. Its name is the Gaelic Aird Fheàrna, meaning "the head-land of alder-trees".

Ardfern stands between the towns of Oban to the north and Lochgilphead to the south. On the east side of the Craignish Peninsula is the area known as Nether Lorne. The population is approximately 400.

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