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Sandbank

Sandbank is a village in , Scotland. It is located 2.5 miles north of on the coastal A815 or the inland A885. It sits on the southern shore of the , a sea loch of the .
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  • Type: Village with 1,330 residents
  • Description: village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Sandbank, Argyll”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loch Loskin and Kilmun Parish Church and Argyll Mausoleum.

Lake
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a freshwater loch in Ardnadam, , . The outflow from the loch is the Milton Burn, which winds its way through Dunoon to the . The A885 from Sandbank, known as the "High Road" locally, passes the loch.

Church
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
in , , Scotland, consists of St Munn's Church, as well as the adjacent mausoleum of the Dukes of Argyll and a historically significant churchyard.

Building
is an historic building on Midge Lane in , , Scotland. Now Category A listed, it was built, in the early 18th century, in foothills overlooking the from its northern shores.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilmun and Strone.

Village
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a linear settlement on the north shore of the in , Scotland. It takes its name from the 7th-century monastic community founded by an Irish monk, St Munn.

Village
Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the , in in the at the point where the north shore of the becomes the west shore of the . The village lies within the . is situated 1½ miles east of Sandbank.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland. Situated between Kirn to the south and Ardnadam to the north, is the main base of Western Ferries, operating between and McInroy's Point. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Sandbank.

Sandbank

Latitude
55.98092° or 55° 58′ 51″ north
Longitude
-4.94785° or 4° 56′ 52″ west
Population
1,330
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
9C7QX3J2+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 436928855
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2638599
Wiki­data ID
Q2913513
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Sandbank” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sandbank (Argyll)”
  • Basque: “Sandbank”
  • Bulgarian: “Сандбанк”
  • Cebuano: “Sandbank”
  • Dutch: “Sandbank”
  • French: “Sandbank”
  • German: “Sandbank, Argyll”
  • Irish: “Taigh a‘ Chladaich”
  • Irish: “Taigh a’ Chladaich”
  • Persian: “سندبنک، آرگیل”
  • Russian: “Сандбанк”
  • Russian: “Сэндбанк”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Oitir”
  • Spanish: “Sandbank”
  • Swedish: “Sandbank”

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Highlights include Sandbank Post Office and Sandbank Play Area.

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