Cairndow

Cairndow is a coastal hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The town lies between the A83 road and the head of Loch Fyne. Cairndow's school closed in 1988 after the roll fell to just 3 pupils.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kilmorich Parish Church and Ardkinglas.

Kilmorich Parish Church

Church

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Ardkinglas

Manor estate

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Ardkinglas House is a Category A listed country house on the Ardkinglas Estate in Argyll, Scotland. The estate lies on the eastern shore of Loch Fyne, and the house is located close to the village of Cairndow.

Binnein an Fhidhleir

Peak

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Binnein an Fhidhleir, is one of the Arrochar Alps, a mountain in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. Located in the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. Binnein an Fhidhleir is situated 2 miles east of Cairndow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardkinglas and The Tinkers’ Heart.

Ardkinglas

Hamlet

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Ardkinglas is a hamlet.

The Tinkers’ Heart

Locality

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The Tinkers' Heart is a Scottish Travellers' commemorative monument near the village of Cairndow by Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is also known as the Gypsy's Heart, Gypsies' Heart or Gypsy's Wedding Heart. The Tinkers’ Heart is situated 2 miles southwest of Cairndow.

St Catherines

Village

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St Catherines is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the banks of Loch Fyne, opposite Inveraray and is served by the A815 road. The old Ferry Inn, in St. St Catherines is situated 4 miles southwest of Cairndow.

Cairndow

Type: Village
Description: village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Category: locality
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.25449° or 56° 15′ 16″ north

Longitude

-4.93859° or 4° 56′ 19″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB CID

Open location code

9C8Q7336+QH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 835670296

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2654069

Wikidata ID

Q277053

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Cairndow” goes by many names.

Basque: “Cairndow”
Dutch: “Cairndow”
French: “Cairndow”
German: “Cairndow”
Irish: “An Càrn Dubh”
Polish: “Cairndow”
Scottish Gaelic: “An Càrn Dubh”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eclectic Collection and Cairndow 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 “Cairndow”. Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.