Portavadie
Portavadie is a village on the shores of Loch Fyne and the coast of the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. Portavadie is also the site of a yard built for the construction of oil platforms, which has since been converted into a marina.- Type: Village
- Description: village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Port Vadie” and “Portavaidue”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sgat Mòr and Asgog Loch.
Asgog Loch
Asgog Loch is a natural freshwater loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located about 4 kilometres southwest of Tighnabruaich, on the Cowal peninsula.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Millhouse and Kames.
Millhouse
Village
Millhouse is a village in the parish of Kilfinan. It is located on the B8000 road, and is inland from Kames in the east and Portavadie in the west, on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. Millhouse is situated 2 miles east of Portavadie.
Kames
Village
Kames is a small village on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, on the shore of the west arm of the Kyles of Bute. Kames is now part of a continuous coastal strip of housing that joins onto Tighnabruaich. Kames is situated 3 miles northeast of Portavadie.
Tighnabruaich
Village
Tighnabruaich is a village on the Cowal Peninsula, on the western arm of the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. In 2011 the population was 660. Tighnabruaich is situated 3½ miles northeast of Portavadie.
Portavadie
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.87511° or 55° 52′ 30″ north
Longitude
-5.31646° or 5° 18′ 59″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB PVD
Open location code
9C7PVMGM+2C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Portavadie” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Portavadie”
- Dutch: “Portavadie”
- French: “Portavadie”
- Irish: “Port a‘ Mhadaidh”
- Irish: “Port a’ Mhadaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Port a‘ Mhadaidh”
- Swedish: “Portavadie”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Portavadie and Cnoc na Cille.
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