Barr-nam-boc Bay

Barr-nam-boc Bay is a bay in Scotland, United Kingdom. Barr-nam-boc Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Ardmore, as well as near Lower Gylen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gylen Castle and Sgeirean Dubha Lighthouse.

Gylen Castle

Ruins

Photo: Macsels, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gylen Castle is a ruined castle, or tower house, at the south end of the island of Kerrera in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on a promontory overlooking the Firth of Lorne. It was made a scheduled monument in 1931.

Sgeirean Dubha Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oban and Ganavan.

Oban

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oban is a town in Argyll and Bute on the northwest coast of Scotland. It's a transport hub and most visitors are passing through on the way to the Hebrides, only staying overnight if ferry / train schedules make that necessary; conversely, Hebrideans come here for shopping and other necessities.

Ganavan

Suburb

Ganavan is a small settlement on Ganavan Bay on the west coast of Scotland, around 1.5 miles north of the town of Oban.

Lochdon

Village

Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochdon or Lochdonhead is a small village on the Isle of Mull, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Torosay, just south of Craignure on the A849 at the head of Loch Don.

Barr-nam-boc Bay

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Barr-nam-Boc Bay”
Category: body of water
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.39909° or 56° 23′ 57″ north

Longitude

-5.5696° or 5° 34′ 11″ west

Elevation

187 feet (57 metres)

Open location code

9C8P9CXJ+J5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12269644830

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

11128459

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ardmore and Lower Gylen.

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Highlights include Uamh Fhliuch and Torbhain Mòr.

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