Captain’s Folly

Captain’s Folly is a chalet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Captain’s Folly is situated nearby to Oban distillery, as well as near Congregational Church, Tweeddale Street, Oban.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oban distillery and Congregational Church, Tweeddale Street, Oban.

Oban distillery

Distillery

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Oban distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the Scottish west coast port of Oban. Established in 1794, it was built before the town of the same name, which sprang up later in the surrounding craggy harbour.

Congregational Church, Tweeddale Street, Oban

Church

Photo: The Carlisle Kid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oban railway station

Railway station

Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oban railway station is a railway station serving Oban in Scotland. It is the terminus of one branch of the highly scenic West Highland Line, sited 71 miles 44 chains from Callander, via Glen Ogle. Oban railway station is situated 900 feet southwest of Captain’s Folly.

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: IJA, CC0.

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. Dunbeg is situated 2½ miles northeast of Captain’s Folly.

Captain’s Folly

Type: Chalet
Categories: tourism, accommodation, and building
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.4143° or 56° 24′ 52″ north

Longitude

-5.4722° or 5° 28′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C8PCG7H+P4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6540592137

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=chalet

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