The Little Horse Shoe
The Little Horse Shoe is a bay in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. The Little Horse Shoe is situated nearby to the hamlet Lower Gylen, as well as near Balliemore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sgeirean Dubha Lighthouse and Gylen Castle.
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.
Lorn and Islands Hospital
Hospital
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lorn & Islands Hospital is a rural general hospital on the southern outskirts of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.
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.
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.
The Little Horse Shoe
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.38767° or 56° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
-5.53473° or 5° 32′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C8P9FQ8+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 2316996233OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
12547765
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lower Gylen and Balliemore.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kerrera Community Wood and Carn Breugach,cairn.
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