Connel
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 439 residents
- Description: village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Connel Ferry”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Connel Ferry railway station and Oban Airport.
Connel Ferry railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Connel Ferry railway station is a railway station serving the village of Connel in western Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway, between Oban and Taynuilt, sited 65 miles 30 chains from Callander via Glen Ogle.
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.
Scottish Association for Marine Science
University
The Scottish Association for Marine Science is the UK's oldest ocean research and education charity based near Oban, Argyll, on the European Marine Science Park. Scottish Association for Marine Science is situated 2 miles west of Connel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Falls of Lora and Dunbeg.
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.
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 2½ miles west of Connel.
Benderloch
Village
Photo: Droigheann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Benderloch is situated 2½ miles north of Connel.
Connel
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.45416° or 56° 27′ 15″ northLongitude
-5.38587° or 5° 23′ 9″ westPopulation
439Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C8PFJ37+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 26586030OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2652449Wikidata ID
Q5161721
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Connel” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Connel”
- Dutch: “Connel”
- French: “Connel”
- Irish: “A‘ Chonghail”
- Irish: “A’ Chonghail”
- Swedish: “Connel”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Connel and Chapel Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Oran’s Church and Connel Village Hall.
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