Bridge of Awe
Bridge of Awe is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Bridge of Awe is situated nearby to the locality Coire a`Bhachaill, as well as near the neighborhood Otter Creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Cruachan and Pass of Brander.
Ben Cruachan
Peak
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben Cruachan is a mountain that rises to 1,126 metres, the highest in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain. Ben Cruachan is situated 2 miles east of Bridge of Awe.
Pass of Brander
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Pass of Brander is a mountain pass in the Highlands of Scotland, where the main railway and road to Oban makes its way between Cruachan, a 3,689-foot mountain, and Loch Awe. Pass of Brander is situated 2 miles southeast of Bridge of Awe.
Bonawe Iron Furnace
Museum
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bonawe Iron Furnace was an industrial complex located in Bonawe, Lorn District, Scotland. It operated in the middle of the eighteenth century, with the aim of producing pig iron. Bonawe Iron Furnace is situated 2 miles northwest of Bridge of Awe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taynuilt and Bonawe.
Taynuilt
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taynuilt is a village in Argyll and Bute in the Highlands of Scotland. It's on the south shore of Loch Etive, at a point where the loch is pinched, so for centuries it was a ferry crossing.
Bonawe
Hamlet
Bonawe is a village in Ardchattan Parish Argyll and Bute, Scotland opposite Taynuilt on the north shore of Loch Etive, most famous for the shipping firm J & A Gardener's Bonawe Quarry - now owned by Breedon Aggregates Scotland Ltd. Bonawe is situated 3 miles northwest of Bridge of Awe.
Kilchrenan
Hamlet
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
Kilchrenan is a small village in the Argyll and Bute area of Scotland. Kilchrenan is located near to the end of the B845 road, about 1 mile inland from Loch Awe. Kilchrenan is situated 4 miles south of Bridge of Awe.
Bridge of Awe
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.41606° or 56° 24′ 58″ northLongitude
-5.18705° or 5° 11′ 13″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C8PCR87+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 10129629181OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13282962
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