Dunbeg

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.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Scottish Association for Marine Science and Dunstaffnage Chapel.

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.

Dunstaffnage Chapel

Ruins

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dunstaffnage Chapel is a ruins.

Oban Airport

Aerodrome

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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. Oban Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Dunbeg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ganavan and Falls of Lora.

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.

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. Falls of Lora is situated 2 miles east of Dunbeg.

Connel

Village

Photo: Droigheann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Connel is situated 2½ miles east of Dunbeg.

Dunbeg

Type: Village with 550 residents
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

56.44659° or 56° 26′ 48″ north

Longitude

-5.4444° or 5° 26′ 40″ west

Population

550

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

Open location code

9C8PCHW4+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 988371981

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

11592143

Wikidata ID

Q1017182

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Dunbeg” goes by many names.

Basque: “Dunbeg”
Dutch: “Dunbeg”
French: “Dunbeg”
German: “Dunbeg”
Irish: “An Dùn Beag, Earra-Ghàidheal”
Irish: “An Dùn Beag”
Italian: “Dunbeg”
Scottish Gaelic: “An Dùn Beag”
Spanish: “Dunbeg”
Swedish: “Dunbeg”
Welsh: “An Dùn Beag”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dunstaffnage Mains Farm and Dunbeg Parish Church.

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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 “Dunbeg”. Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.