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McCaig's Tower, [1] also known by tourists (but never by locals) as McCaig's Folly, [2] is a prominent tower on Battery Hill [3] overlooking the town of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is built of Bonawe granite taken from the quarries across Airds Bay, on Loch Etive, from Muckairn, with a circumference of about 200 metres (660 ft) with two-tiers ...
Oban (/ ˈ oʊ b ə n / ⓘ OH-bən; [3] Scottish Gaelic: An t-Òban [ən̪ˠ ˈt̪ɔːpan] meaning The Little Bay) is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William .
The scheme for classifying buildings in Scotland is: Category A : "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic; or fine, little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type."
Barcaldine House was extended by Duncan Campbell, 1st Baronet (1786–1842), the great-grandson of Red Patrick. Duncan received his baronetcy in 1831 for service in the army during the Napoleonic wars. Campbell laid out the 20-foot (6.1 m) high walled garden which is now the nearby caravan park. The garden had huge heated glasshouses with vines ...
Kerrera. Kerrera ( / ˈkɛrərə /; Scottish Gaelic: Cearara [7] or Cearrara [4]) is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, close to the town of Oban. In 2016 it had a population of 45, divided into two communities in the north and south of the island. [8]
Dunollie Castle ( Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Dhùn Ollaigh) is a small ruined castle located on a hill north of the town of Oban, on the west coast of Scotland in Argyll and Bute. The site enjoys views over towards the island of Kerrera and a view of the town, harbour, and outlying isles. The castle is open to the public as part of the Dunollie ...
Argyll and the Isles. Clergy. Archbishop. Most Rev Leo Cushley. Bishop (s) Rt Rev Brian McGee. The Cathedral Church of St Columba in Oban is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and the Isles and mother church of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles. The cathedral is located on the sea front at the northern end of Oban.
The Clachan Bridge. / 56.31778°N 5.58306°W / 56.31778; -5.58306. The Clachan Bridge (also known as the Bridge over the Atlantic) is a simple, single-arched, hump-backed, masonry bridge spanning the Clachan Sound, 13 kilometres (8 mi) southwest of Oban in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It links the west coast of the Scottish ...