Scotland
Scottish Highlands
Argyll & Bute

Oban

Oban is a town in 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.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikivoyage
Wikipedia
Photo: Prosthetic Head, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Town with 8,170 residents
  • Description: town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Òban”
Photo: josi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunollie Castle and St Columba’s Cathedral.

Photo: Philippe Giabbanelli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small ruined castle located on a hill north of the town of Oban, on the west coast of Scotland in . The site enjoys views over towards the island of and a view of the town, harbour, and outlying isles.

Church
The Cathedral Church of St Columba in Oban is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and the Isles and mother church of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles. The cathedral is located on the sea front at the northern end of Oban.

Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John's Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church, located in the town of Oban. It is one of the two cathedrals of the Diocese of Argyll and The Isles, and one of the sees of the Bishop of Argyll and The Isles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunbeg and Ganavan.

Village
Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, 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 , one of the primary marine science centres in the UK. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Oban.

Suburb
is a small settlement on Bay on the west coast of Scotland, around 1.5 miles north of the town of Oban.

Oban

Latitude
56.412° or 56° 24′ 43″ north
Longitude
-5.4724° or 5° 28′ 21″ west
Population
8,170
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
IATA airport code
OBN
United Nations Location Code
GB OBA
Open location code
9C8PCG6H+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26238533
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2641108
Wiki­data ID
Q935702
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Oban from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Oban” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Oban”
  • Basque: “Oban”
  • Bengali: “ওবান”
  • Breton: “An t-Òban”
  • Bulgarian: “Оубън”
  • Catalan: “Oban”
  • Cebuano: “Oban”
  • Chinese: “奧本”
  • Chinese: “奧班”
  • Czech: “Oban”
  • Danish: “Oban”
  • Dutch: “An t-Oban”
  • Dutch: “Oban”
  • Esperanto: “Oban”
  • Finnish: “Oban”
  • French: “Oban”
  • German: “Oban”
  • Gujarati: “ઓબાન”
  • Hebrew: “אובן”
  • Hungarian: “Oban (Skócia)”
  • Hungarian: “Oban”
  • Interlingue: “Oban”
  • Irish: “An t-Óban”
  • Irish: “An t-Òban”
  • Irish: “An tÓbán”
  • Italian: “Oban”
  • Japanese: “オーバン”
  • Kannada: “ಓಬನ್”
  • Korean: “오번”
  • Latin: “Oban”
  • Lithuanian: “Obanas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oban”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oban i Skottland”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oban”
  • Norwegian: “Oban”
  • Persian: “اوبان”
  • Polish: “Oban”
  • Portuguese: “Oban”
  • Russian: “Обан”
  • Scots: “Oban”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An t-Òban”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Oban”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Oban, Škotska”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Oban”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اوبان”
  • Spanish: “Oban”
  • Swedish: “Oban”
  • Tamil: “ஒபன்”
  • Telugu: “ఓబన్”
  • Ukrainian: “Обан”
  • Urdu: “اوبان”
  • Welsh: “Oban”
  • Welsh: “Òban”
  • “An t-Òban”
  • “Oban”
  • “Òban”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Oban”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Town Centre and Lochavullin.

Argyll and Bute: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Campbeltown, Helensburgh, Isle of Bute, and Lochgilphead.

Explore These Curated Destinations

Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Oban”. Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.