Benderloch
Benderloch is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The name is derived from Beinn eadar dà loch, meaning "mountain between two lochs". Benderloch lies on the A828 road in the coastal parish of Ardchattan and Muckairn, Argyll, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Droigheann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 365 residents
- Description: village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “New Selma” and “Selma”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oban Airport and Barcaldine Castle.
Oban Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Bill Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oban Airport is located 5 nautical miles northeast of Oban, near the village of North Connel, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Operated by Argyll and Bute council, it has a CAA licence as a commercial airport following recent upgrading. Oban Airport is situated 2 miles south of Benderloch.
Barcaldine Castle
Guest house
Photo: ArchHist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barcaldine Castle is a 17th-century tower house castle located at Barcaldine 9 miles north of Oban, Scotland.
Lochnell Castle
Building
Lochnell Castle is a 16th Century Castle that sits on Ardmucknish Bay near Benderloch, in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Falls of Lora and Connel.
Falls of Lora
Locality
Photo: Mussklprozz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Falls of Lora is a tidal race which forms at the mouth of Loch Etive when a particularly high tide runs out from the loch. They form white water rapids for two to five days either side of the spring tides. Falls of Lora is situated 2½ miles south of Benderloch.
Connel
Village
Photo: Droigheann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Connel is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the southern shore of Loch Etive. The Lusragan Burn flows through the village and into the loch. Connel is situated 2½ miles south of Benderloch.
Dunbeg
Village
Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunbeg, formerly known as Dunstaffnage, is a village about 2+1⁄2 miles outside of Oban, Scotland. It has a population of just under 1,000. It is home to the Scottish Association for Marine Science, one of the primary marine science centres in the UK. Dunbeg is situated 3½ miles southwest of Benderloch.
Benderloch
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.48969° or 56° 29′ 23″ northLongitude
-5.40422° or 5° 24′ 15″ westPopulation
365Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C8PFHQW+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 275706073OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2641575Wikidata ID
Q613130
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Japanese—“Benderloch” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Benderloch”
- Dutch: “Benderloch”
- French: “Benderloch”
- German: “Benderloch”
- Irish: “Meadarloch”
- Italian: “Benderloch”
- Japanese: “ベンダーロック”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Modans Church and Dun Mac Sniachan, hill fort.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Benderloch”. Photo: Droigheann, CC BY-SA 4.0.