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  Lochgilphead Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Lochgilphead stands, as the name suggests, at the head of Loch Gilp, a short loch leading north west from Loch Fyne.
Lochgilphead's position became still more important in 1801, with the opening of the Crinan Canal providing a short cut across the Kintyre peninsula.
Lochgilphead's design is fairly straightforward and owes much to the grid on which it was originally built.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /lochgilphead/lochgilphead   (713 words)

  
 Lochgilphead & Tarbert Area Main Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Lochgilphead is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute.
It is also the chief town of Mid Argyll, an area of land south of Oban and north of Kintyre which extends west from Loch Fyne to the Atlantic Ocean.
Lochgilphead is a planned town in the style of Inveraray and Bowmore on Islay.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /arealoch   (554 words)

  
 The Argyll Hotel, Lochnell Street, Lochgilphead presented by A1 Tourism
Lochgilphead itself is a picturesque town set on the banks of a branch of Loch Fyne amist stunning scenery.
Lochgilphead is a very pretty West Highland town set amongst beautiful scenery at the head of a small branch of Loch Fyne.
Lochgilphead is Mid Argyll's main centre and as a base for touring it is ideal, with many fascinating and rewarding places to visit within easy reach.
www.a1tourism.com /uk/argyllhot.html   (1119 words)

  
 Argyll Golf Courses - Lochgilphead Mid-Argyll Scotland welcomes all Argyll golfing visitors
Argyll golf courses - Lochgilphead Golf Cub welcomes visiting golfers to this well kept 9 hole Argyll course.
Lochgilphead Golf Course is a picturesque 9 hole course set in the hills of Mid Argyll.
The course is situated adjacent to the hospital, which is signposted from the town centre.
www.lochgilphead-golf.com   (165 words)

  
 Antiques Roadshow UK: Highlights: Lochgilphead
Amid a dazzling landscape of water and mountains on the west coast of Scotland sits the town of Lochgilphead.
And while Lochgilphead is only 50 miles from the metropolitan area of Glasgow, a traveler must navigate 85 miles of road from point to point due to the contours of the famous lochs.
A planned town in similar style to Inveraray and Bowmore on the island of Islay to the west, Lochgilphead today serves as the administrative center for Argyll and Bute, and remains one of Scotland's popular tourist destinations.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/antiquesuk/highlights/lochgilphead.html   (432 words)

  
 Historical perspective for Lochgilphead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Lochgilphead has a post office, with money order, savings' bank, insurance, and telegraph departments, branches of the Clydesdale and Union Banks, offices or agencies of 13 insurance companies, and five good inns.
The government of Lochgilphead is carried on by a senior and 2 junior magistrates, and 9 commissioners of police.
The following schools are in Lochgilphead: Aird public, Ardrishaig public, Lochgilphead public, and Ardrishaig Episcopal, which, with respective accommodation for 50, 170, 325, and 114 scholars, had (1883) an average attendance of 24, 126, 203, and 66, and grants of £38, 5s., £111, 3s., £185, 17s., and £56, 10s.
www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/towns/townhistory556.html   (756 words)

  
 Lochgilphead, Tayvallich, Inveraray, Crinan, Kilmartin, Ardrishaig in Argyll, Scotland
Lochgilphead, Tayvallich, Inveraray, Crinan, Kilmartin, Ardrishaig in Argyll, Scotland
Lochgilphead is the small settlement on the head of Loch Gilp, a smaller loch branching off the west of Loch Fyne.
Shortly after the completion of a new road link between Inveraray and Campbeltown at the end of the 17th century, the new village was founded, and in 1790 the planned build-up began.
www.argyllonline.co.uk /index.asp?id=168   (1160 words)

  
 The Surgery, Lochgilphead
The practice is situated in Lochgilphead, the main service town and the geographical centre of Mid-Argyll.
There are 6300 patients spread over 400 square miles, with the majority living within Lochgilphead and the adjoining village of Ardrishaig.
Lochgilphead is the administrative centre for Argyll and Bute Council.
www.abdn.ac.uk /general_practice/teaching/practice/lochgilphead.hti   (1195 words)

  
 Argyll caravan parks Scotland - Lochgilphead Caravan Park in Mid Argyll
Lochgilphead Caravan Park in Argyll offers Holiday homes to rent or buy.
Lochgilphead Caravan Park is owned, lived on and cared for by Iain and Lesley Macdonald.
This quiet high quality park is adjacent to Loch Fyne, the Crinan Canal and the pleasant town of Lochgilphead.
www.lochgilpheadcaravanpark.co.uk   (156 words)

  
 The Argyll Hotel Lochgilphead - Argyll Scotland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Located in Lochgilphead near the Crinan canal and a half hour drive from Inveraray.
Lochgilphead itself is a picturesque town set on the banks of a branch of Loch Fyne amidst stunning scenery.
Situated approximately 80 miles from Glasgow, the trip to Lochgilphead is indeed a breathtaking one.
argyll-hotel.com   (314 words)

  
 Lochgilphead bed and breakfast, cottage and self catering accommodation, Lochgilphead guest houses, hotels & other ...
Lochgilphead bed and breakfast, cottage and self catering accommodation, Lochgilphead guest houses, hotels & other holiday accommodation and places to stay in Lochgilphead.
Below are links to places to visit in and around Lochgilphead, places to eat or drink at, in and around Lochgilphead, along with useful shops, stores and outlets for while your holidaying or visiting in and around Lochgilphead.
Lochgilphead is the 'hub' of mid-Argyll, first laid out as a planned settlement in about 1790.
www.gocoastal.co.uk /resort_guides/lochgilphead   (1031 words)

  
 Cruinn Cottages - self catering holidays near Lochgilphead in Argyll
The two cottages stand on their own at the edge of a wood with superb views over Loch Sween and to Jura.
The spacious living room, incorporating a dining area, has a colour TV/video and a wood-effect stove.
Lochgilphead, with shops, petrol and other amenities, is 16 miles away.
www.cottageguide.co.uk /cruinncottages   (187 words)

  
 Argyll Hotels - The Argyll Hotel Lochgilphead Scotland
In Lochgilphead just past the Argyll and Bute Hospital this is your closest Golf Course.
Mainly on the flat apart from the par three 3rd hole which is quite a climb tee to green.
This is one of the most picturesque courses in Argyll and although the distance from Lochgilphead is approximately 35 miles this course is well worth a visit.
www.argyll-hotel.com /golf.asp   (427 words)

  
 Scotland Vacation / Holiday Self-catering Rentals Crinan, Lochgilphead, Argyll: Kilmahumaig Barns
A road leads to the Old Harbour, crowded with yacht moorings, but the village is centred where the Crinan Canal meets the sea.
Lochgilphead is 6 miles away and the busy port of Oban about an hour's drive from the Barns.
Lawns run down to the lily pond and there is room for children to play or for quiet relaxation.
www.milford.co.uk /scotland/accom/r-l-2033.html   (699 words)

  
 Lochgilphead - Christ Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The church is on the main road out of Lochgilphead, going towards Oban.
An Episcopalian congregation was first gathered for worship at Lochgilphead in 1842.
Before the church was built, the congregation established Episcopalian schools in Lochgilphead and Ardrishaig, the one being maintained until 1864 and the latter till 1886.
www.argyll.anglican.org /parish23.htm   (337 words)

  
 Lochgilphead Information Online -Community information and services around Lochgilphead, UK
This section of the site has been designed to provide a means of allowing community services in and around Lochgilphead to publicise themselves and pass on any important information to Lochgilphead residents.
If you have any information that you want to pass on to Lochgilphead residents you can write an article, use the free public notices, or publicise any events in our Lochgilphead events section.
Lochgilphead Information Online is an independent site and is not affiliated with, or officially sponsored by any local authority or tourist information centre based in Lochgilphead.
www.britinfo.net /fp-D-CAX.htm   (427 words)

  
 The Argyllshire Advertiser
A group of Lochgilphead High School pupils has received an invitation to visit the Scottish Parliament building following a meeting with their local MP.
Leading local businessman Kenny MacLeod has been appointed as chairman of a new group aimed at making it easier for Argyll construction companies to provide training for their employees.
Lochgilphead pre-school children have been given a helping hand with their ABCs thanks to a cash injection from the Scottish Executive
www.argyllshireadvertiser.co.uk   (179 words)

  
 Lochgilphead
Realising, however, that a considerable time must elapse before a fire of this nature could be extinguished and that further water supplies would be necessary, the leader of the Party sent a message for assistance to the retained Station at Bowmore, Isle of Islay.
This unit, complete with featherweight pump and 40 lengths of hose, travelled a distance of 17 miles to Carsaig Bay where the pump and equipment were ferried 4 miles across the Sound of Jura.
The Lochgilphead unit arrived at the scene of the fire at 1615 hours and soon got to work with two jets pumping from a stream, a 1/4 mile from the fire.
www.btinternet.com /~graeme.kirkwood/SFB/F18.htm   (371 words)

  
 Kilmartin, by Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland
As well as the wide variety of Neolithic burial Cairns and standing stones in Kilmartin Glen, there is plenty to see and do in the area around Ri Cruin.
The village of Kilmartin is situated eight miles from Lochgilphead at the heart of Kilmartin Glen in Argyll, and about 30 miles south of Oban.
It is just over a mile away from Ri Cruin, and it is possible to walk to the village by the old coach road leading to Poltalloch House, thus avoiding the main road.
www.ri-cruin.co.uk /kilmartin.html   (517 words)

  
 Empire Travel Lodge - Map & Directions
Follow A82 past Loch Lomond to Tarbet then over "The Rest and be Thankful." Through Inveraray to Lochgilphead.
When entering Lochgilphead turn left at the roundabout, first right, first left into Union Street and we are approximately 100 yards down on the left side.
When entering Lochgilphead from the north turn left at the roundabout follwed by left at the next mini roundabout.
www.empirelodge.co.uk /findus.htm   (89 words)

  
 Lochgilphead
If you are looking for information about Lochgilphead located at the head of Lochgilp, an extension of the most beautiful Loch Fyne, you have come to the right place.
A good quality accommodation in Lochgilphead, Argyll is easily available in hotels, self catering holiday homes, BandB, as well as holiday parks and caravan sites, however during certain periods of the year such as Christmas, New Year, and Local Festivals the accommodation can be difficult to find.
You are therefore advised to arrange your accommodation well in advance.
www.lochgilphead.info   (215 words)

  
 Lochgilphead Hotels - Hotel Accommodation in Lochgilphead | Scotland United Kingdom
Lochgilphead Hotels - Hotel Accommodation in Lochgilphead
Stonefield Castle Hotel is an outstanding example of Scottish baronial Architecture.
With a great range of budget to luxury hotels in Lochgilphead, with many reviews and thousands of visitors per day, you can be sure to enjoy your Scotland visit.
www.simplehotels.com /en/gb/lochgilphead   (119 words)

  
 Lochgilphead Golf Club - Course Details - Scotlands Golf Courses
A 177-yard carry to a slightly elevated green with trees on both sides and a sloping fairway.
Location: From church in Lochgilphead, take Manse Brae towards Argyll and Bute Hospital.
An outstanding four-star deluxe country house hotel, which is an ideal base while in the West Highlands.
www.scotlands-golf-courses.com /Courses/details.asp?cid=372   (102 words)

  
 Argyll Golf at Lochgilphead Mid-Argyll Scotland welcomes all Argyll golfing visitors
Argyll golf - Lochgilphead welcomes all visitors to this Mid-Argyll golf course.
Lochgilphead Golf Club is offering space on this web site to all local sponsors.
If you think your business would benefit from appearing here just give us a call.
www.lochgilphead-golf.com /accomm.htm   (97 words)

  
 Overview of Lochgilphead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The administrative centre of Argyll and Bute since 1975, Lochgilphead lies at the head of Loch Gilp, an inlet on the western shore of Loch Fyne.
It subsequently served the Crinan Canal, which opened in 1801 and whose eastern terminus lies to the south at Ardrishaig.
Lochgilphead developed as the county town of Argyllshire, a tourist resort and a centre servicing the surrounding rural area.
www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/towns/townfirst556.html   (132 words)

  
 Knowhere: Lochgilphead Eating and Drinking, Pubs, Cafes, Coffee Shops and Restaurants
lochgilphead provides a wide range of eating plcaes for both residents and visitors to lochgilphead.
there are four bars in lochgilphead ranging from the tipical country bar known localy as the :com" spit and sawdust come to mind, then theres the victoria bar at the victoria hotel "green in colour and green throghout, they also have a lounge bar which serves meals.
The Argyll hotel has the largest bar and this caters more for the younge crowd in town and is quite load.
www.knowhere.co.uk /4571_eatdrink.html   (766 words)

  
 BBC - Weather Centre - 5 Day Forecast in Celsius for Lochgilphead, United Kingdom
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The weather symbol shown for each day in the five day forecast represents the predominant weather expected on the day in question.
www.bbc.co.uk /weather/5day.shtml?id=2983&links   (188 words)

  
 Cairnsmore Bed and Breakfast
Cairnsmore House is a romantic secluded Victorian Villa located within the heart of the Mid Argyll town of Lochgilphead and is on the direct road to the Islay Whisky Trail making an ideal stop-over to the island if Islay.
It has its own private garden that guests are free to enjoy and offers ample secure off street parking.
Other special interests including painting, birdwatching, wildlife spotting etc are well catered for in Lochgilphead and the surrounding area.
www.cairnsmorehouse.co.uk   (239 words)

  
 Lochgilphead Jobs @ Jobsite UK - Start your Recruitment & Job Search Now!
Lochgilphead Jobs @ Jobsite UK - Start your Recruitment & Job Search Now!
Want to find your next job in Lochgilphead as quickly and easily as possible?
We currently have 0 jobs within 10 miles of Lochgilphead.
www.jobsite.co.uk /local/lochgilphead.html   (73 words)

  
 WD Semple Renault Dealer Argyll - Lagunas, Meganes, Clios, Scenics - Inveraray and Lochgilphead
Renault - WD Semple Inveraray and Lochgilphead Argyll - new and second user - Renault
One of the longest established Renault dealer garages in the UK Inveraray and Lochgilphead
We are now delivering to Western ferry terminals at Oban and Kennacraig.
www.wdsemple.com   (75 words)

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