Cowal
Cowal is a rugged peninsula in Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland. It is connected to the mainland to the north, and is bounded by Loch Fyne to the west, by Loch Long and the Firth of Clyde to the east, and by the Kyles of Bute to the south. Argyll is the historic county that the Cowal peninsula was within. Inveraray was the county town.
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- …lies at an elevation of around 1,180 feet (360 metres)
- Description: peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, extending into the Firth of Clyde
- Also known as“Comhghall”“Cowal peninsula”“Cowall”“Cowall peninsula”
Places of Interest
Discover Dunans Castle and Creag Tharsuinn.
Dunans Castle
Dunans Castle is an historic structure located…
2 miles northwest of Cowal
Creag Tharsuinn
Creag Tharsuinn is a mountain in the Arrochar Alps of Scotland.
2½ miles northeast of Cowal
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardtaraig and Coylet.
Cowal
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Latitude
56.05° or 56° 3′ north
Longitude
-5.11667° or 5° 7′ west
Open location code
9C8P3V2M+28
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Cowal” goes by many names.
Semenanjung CowalIndonesian
CòmhallIrish
ComhghallIrish
Comhghall, AlbainIrish
CowalItalian
ComhghallManx
CowalNorwegian Nynorsk
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