Foreland

Foreland is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Foreland is situated nearby to the hamlet Sunderland, as well as near Conisby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uiskentuie standing stone and Bruichladdich distillery.

Uiskentuie standing stone

Archaeological site

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Uiskentuie standing stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles east of Foreland.

Bruichladdich distillery

Distillery

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Bruichladdich Distillery is a distillery on the Rhinns of the isle of Islay in Scotland. The distillery produces mainly single malt Scotch whisky and The Botanist gin. Bruichladdich distillery is situated 2 miles south of Foreland.

Loch Gorm Castle

Ruins

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Loch Gorm Castle is a ruined castle located on Eilean Mòr on Loch Gorm, Islay, Scotland. It was built in the early 15th century and served as a stronghold for Clan Donald. Loch Gorm Castle is situated 2 miles west of Foreland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bruichladdich and Kilchoman.

Bruichladdich

Village

Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bruichladdich is a village, which is situated 2 miles south of Foreland.

Kilchoman

Hamlet

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Kilchoman is a small settlement and large parish on the Scottish island of Islay, within the unitary council of Argyll and Bute. Kilchoman is situated 3½ miles west of Foreland.

Bowmore

Town

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Bowmore is a small town on the Scottish island of Islay, situated on the banks of the sea loch, Loch Indaal. It serves as administrative capital of the island, and gives its name to the noted Bowmore distillery producing Bowmore single malt scotch whisky. Bowmore is situated 3½ miles southeast of Foreland.

Foreland

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.79355° or 55° 47′ 37″ north

Longitude

-6.3598° or 6° 21′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C7MQJVR+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6572351072

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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