Benmore Botanic Garden
Benmore Botanic Garden, which is open from 1st March to 31st October, 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.Photo: E96an, Public domain.
- Type: Garden
- Description: botanical garden in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Benmore (Younger Botanic Garden)” and “Younger Botanic Garden”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Benmore House and Benmore Lodge and Gates, Younger Botanic Garden, Benmore House.
Benmore Lodge and Gates, Younger Botanic Garden, Benmore House
Building
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benmore Lodge and Gates, Younger Botanic Garden, Benmore House is a building, which is situated 1,900 feet east of Benmore Botanic Garden.
Beinn Ruadh
Peak
Photo: bill copland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 on Loch Eck, on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, West of 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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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″ northLongitude
-4.98954° or 4° 59′ 22″ westOperator
Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghOpen location code
9C8Q22G6+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 287615081OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenWikidata 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”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botanico Benmore”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botánico Benmore”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Puck’s Hut, Walled Garden, Benmore House and Benmore Gallery.
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