Benmore Botanic Garden

Benmore Botanic Garden is a large botanical garden situated in Strath Eachaig at the foot of Beinn Mhòr, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland.

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Type: Garden
Description: botanical garden in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Benmore (Younger Botanic Garden)”, “Jardin Botanico Benmore”, and “Younger Botanic Garden”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Benmore House and Beinn Ruadh.

Benmore House

Castle

Photo: DFSHAW, CC BY 2.0.

Benmore House is a castle.

Beinn Ruadh is a mountain of Argyll and Bute in Scotland. Part of the Grampian Mountains, it lies between Loch Eck and Loch Long in Argyll Forest Park. Beinn Ruadh is situated 2 miles northeast of Benmore Botanic Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rashfield and Coylet.

Rashfield

Hamlet

Rashfield is a hamlet on the Cowal peninsula, situated between Loch Eck and the head of Holy Loch, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The hamlet is on the A815 road and the River Eachaig flows past from Loch Eck to the Holy Loch.

Coylet

Hamlet

Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coylet is a hamlet centred around the Coylet Inn beside Loch Eck, on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The hamlet is within the Argyll Forest Park, which is itself within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. Coylet is situated 2 miles north of Benmore Botanic Garden.

Ardentinny

Village

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Ardentinny is a small village on the western shore of Loch Long, 14 miles north of Dunoon in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Nearby is Cruach a' Chaise. On the opposite side of Loch Long is the village of Coulport, home of RNAD Coulport, the storage and loading base for the UK's Trident submarine fleet, part of the extensive HMNB Clyde. Ardentinny is situated 3½ miles northeast of Benmore Botanic Garden.

Benmore Botanic Garden

Categories: botanical garden and recreation area
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.02544° or 56° 1′ 32″ north

Longitude

-4.98954° or 4° 59′ 22″ west

Operator

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Open location code

9C8Q22G6+55

OpenStreetMap ID

way 287615081

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

Wikidata ID

Q2371650

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Benmore Botanic Garden” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Benmore Botanic Garden”
Japanese: “ベンモア植物園”
Macedonian: “Ботаничка градина Бенмор”
Spanish: “Jardín Botánico Benmore”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Benmore Gallery and Benmore School Climbing Wall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sir W.M. Wright Smith Memorial Shelter and chilean viewpoint refuge.

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