Furnace
Furnace is a village in Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland, on the north shore of Loch Fyne, the longest sea loch in the United Kingdom. Furnace is around eight miles southwest of Inveraray on the A83 road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Paul Hadfield, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Furnace, Argyll”
- Historically known as: “Inverleacainn”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minard and Strachur.
Minard
Village
Photo: George Rankin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minard is a rural village on the western shore of Loch Fyne, situated between Inveraray and Lochgilphead. Minard is 13+1⁄2 miles southwest of Inveraray, and is located at the northwestern corner of Achagoyle Bay. Minard is situated 3½ miles southwest of Furnace.
Strachur
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strachur and Strathlachlan are united parishes in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Strachur is a small village on the eastern coast of Loch Fyne. Strachur is situated 4½ miles east of Furnace.
Tullochgorm
Hamlet
Tullochgorm is an old township parish which lies one mile south of Minard in the county of Argyll and Bute in Western Scotland and today comprises only six inhabited cottages. Tullochgorm is situated 4½ miles southwest of Furnace.
Furnace
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.1525° or 56° 9′ 9″ northLongitude
-5.1837° or 5° 11′ 1″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB FUROpen location code
9C8P5R38+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 276721397OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2648981Wikidata ID
Q1002171
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Furnace” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Furnace”
- Dutch: “Furnace”
- French: “Furnace, Argyll”
- French: “Furnace”
- German: “Furnace”
- Irish: “An Fhúirneis”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Fhùirneis”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Inbhir Leacainn”
- Swedish: “Furnace, Skottland”
- Swedish: “Furnace”
- Ukrainian: “Ферніс”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Furnace, Leacainn Terrace, Furnace War Memorial and Furnace 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 “Furnace”. Photo: Paul Hadfield, CC BY-SA 2.0.