Port Balure
Port Balure is a bay in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Isle of Lismore and Bernera Island.
Isle of Lismore
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lismore is an island ten miles north of Oban in the sea inlet of Loch Linnhe. It's one of the Inner Hebrides islands, but little developed for tourism, and overlooked by visitors who sail by on the ferries.
Bernera Island
Island
Photo: Ken Craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bernera Island or simply Bernera is a tidal island off Lismore, in Argyll, Scotland.
Achanduin Castle
Castle
Photo: Paul Biggin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achanduin Castle, is a castle, now in ruins, located about 5.0 kilometres west of Achnacroish on the north-western coastline of the island of Lismore, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oban and Craignure.
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.
Craignure
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Craignure is a village on the island of Mull, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's a tiny place with a population of perhaps 200, but it's the main point of arrival on Mull, by ferry from 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.
Port Balure
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.4799° or 56° 28′ 48″ northLongitude
-5.5458° or 5° 32′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C8PFFH3+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 8414783054OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kilcheran and South Achinduin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include An Dun,broch,Loch Fiart and Dun site.
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