Kilmelford
Kilmelford is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated near the head of the west coast sea loch, Loch Melfort, on the A816 Lochgilphead to Oban road about 15 miles south of Oban.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Keilmelfort” and “Kilmelfort”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kilmelford Hydroelectric Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craobh Haven and Balvicar.
Craobh Haven
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Craobh Haven is a small purpose-built village and sailing port on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the Craignish peninsula, 1 mile to the west of the A816 road, approximately 22 miles south of Oban. Craobh Haven is situated 4½ miles southwest of Kilmelford.
Balvicar
Village
Balvicar is a village on the island of Seil, a small island seven miles southwest of Oban, Scotland. It is one of three villages on the island along with Ellenabeich and Clachan-Seil. Balvicar is situated 6 miles west of Kilmelford.
Kilmelford
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.26117° or 56° 15′ 40″ northLongitude
-5.47438° or 5° 28′ 28″ westElevation
276 feet (84 metres)Open location code
9C8P7G6G+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 31004851OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
Discover Kilmelford from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Kilmelford” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kilmelford”
- Chinese: “基默尔福德”
- Chinese: “基默爾福德”
- Dutch: “Kilmelford”
- French: “Kilmelford”
- Irish: “Cill Mheallaird”
- Irish: “Cille Mheallart”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cille Mheallart”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Arduaine and Creag Luaragain Mhòr.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kilmelford Parish Church and Kilmelford & Kilninver Village Hall.
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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 “Kilmelford”. Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.