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.- Type: Region
- Description: peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, extending into the Firth of Clyde
- Also known as: “Còmhall”, “Cowal peninsula”, “Cowall”, and “Cowall peninsula”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Dunans Castle and Creag Tharsuinn.
Dunans Castle
Castle
Creag Tharsuinn
Peak
Creag Tharsuinn is a mountain in the Arrochar Alps of Scotland. Creag Tharsuinn is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cowal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardtaraig and Coylet.
Ardtaraig
Hamlet
Ardtaraig is a hamlet lying at the head… Ardtaraig is situated 3½ miles south of Cowal.
Coylet
Hamlet
Coylet is a hamlet centred around the Coylet Inn… Coylet is situated 5 miles east of Cowal.
Cowal
- Category: peninsula
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.05° or 56° 3′ north
Longitude
-5.11667° or 5° 7′ west
Elevation
1,181 feet (360 metres)
Open location code
9C8P3V2M+28
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Cowal” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cowal”
- Breton: “Comhghall”
- Cornish: “Comhghall”
- Dutch: “Cowal”
- French: “Cowal”
- German: “Cowal”
- Hausa: “Cowal”
- Hebrew: “קואל”
- Indonesian: “Semenanjung Cowal”
- Irish: “Comhghall, Albain”
- Irish: “Comhghall”
- Italian: “Cowal”
- Manx: “Comhghall”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cowal”
- Polish: “Cowal”
- Portuguese: “Cowal”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Comhghall”
- Welsh: “Comhghall”
- “Comhghall”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dunans and Ardtarig.
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Highlights: An Socach and An Cruachan.
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