Lochgilphead
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 View of Lochgilphead at dusk | |
  Lochgilphead Location within Argyll and Bute | |
| Population | 2,280 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NR 86284 88138 |
| • Edinburgh | 87 mi (140 km) |
| • London | 380 mi (612 km) |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lochgilphead |
| Postcode district | PA30, PA31 |
| Dialling code | 01546 |
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Lochgilphead (/lɒxˈɡɪlphɛd/; Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Gilb [kʲʰan̪ˠ l̪ˠɔx ˈkʲilip]) is a town and former burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 2,300 people.[3] It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute Council. The village lies at the end of Loch Gilp (a branch of Loch Fyne) and lies on the banks of the Crinan Canal. Lochgilphead sits on the A83, with Ardrishaig 2 miles (3 km) to the south and Inveraray 24 miles (39 km) to the north-east; Oban lies 37 miles (60 km) north on the A816.
The council is based at Kilmory Castle,[4] around which is located a woodland park and an Iron Age fort.[citation needed] Forestry and Land Scotland also have an office there.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Welcome". Lochgilphead Community Council.
- ^ "Comparative Population Profile: Lochgilphead Locality". Scotland's Census Results On-Line. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Kilmory Castle (Category B Listed Building) (LB11039)". Retrieved 21 December 2018.