Lochgilphead

Lochgilphead
Town and administrative centre
View of Lochgilphead at dusk
Lochgilphead is located in Argyll and Bute
Lochgilphead
Lochgilphead
Location within Argyll and Bute
Population2,280 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNR 86284 88138
• Edinburgh87 mi (140 km)
• London380 mi (612 km)
Community council
  • Lochgilphead[2]
Council area
  • Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area
  • Argyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLochgilphead
Postcode districtPA30, PA31
Dialling code01546
UK Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°02′18″N 5°25′56″W / 56.038292°N 5.4323450°W / 56.038292; -5.4323450
Lochgilphead coast front.

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.

Lochgilphead coast front.
Loch Gilp from Lochgilphead.
  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Welcome". Lochgilphead Community Council.
  3. ^ "Comparative Population Profile: Lochgilphead Locality". Scotland's Census Results On-Line. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Kilmory Castle (Category B Listed Building) (LB11039)". Retrieved 21 December 2018.