Kilmelford
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Kilmelford Gaelic: Cill Mheallaird | |
Argyllshire | |
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Location | |
Grid reference: | NM845125 |
Location: | 56°15’54"N, 5°28’49"W |
Data | |
Post town: | Oban |
Postcode: | PA34 |
Local Government | |
Council: | Argyll and Bute |
Parliamentary constituency: |
Argyll and Bute |
Kilmelford is a village in Argyllshire, standing near the head of the west coast sea loch, Loch Melfort, on the A816 Lochgilphead to Oban road, about fifteen miles south of Oban.[1]
About the village
- An Sithean (Kilmelford Cave)[2]
- Arduaine Gardens
- Clachan Bridge: the Bridge over the Atlantic
- The Cuilfail Hotel
- Kilmartin Glen prehistoric sites
- Kilmelford Church
- The Slate Islands offshore
Media
- The Kilmelford Bugle: village newspaper
Outside links
("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Kilmelford) |
References
- ↑ "Kilmelford: Overview". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst553.html. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of An Sithean