Bonawe

Bonawe
Ancient Iron Furnace
Bonawe is located in Argyll and Bute
Bonawe
Bonawe
Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNN002340
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CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOBAN
Postcode districtPA37
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56°27′05″N 5°14′05″W / 56.45139°N 5.23472°W / 56.45139; -5.23472

Bonawe (Scots pronunciation: [boˈnɔː]; Scottish Gaelic: Bun Abha [puˈna.ə]) is a village in Ardchattan Parish Argyll and Bute, Scotland opposite Taynuilt on the north shore of Loch Etive, most famous for the shipping firm J & A Gardener's Bonawe Quarry - now owned by Breedon Aggregates Scotland Ltd (56°27′05″N 05°13′25″W / 56.45139°N 5.22361°W / 56.45139; -5.22361 (Bonawe Quarry)). Bonawe is primarily a linear settlement along on the B845 road and the coast. The iron furnace is at Bonawe in Glenorchy & Inishail Parish across Loch Etive nr Taynuilt in Muckairn Parish.