Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Oban (/ ˈ oʊ b ə n / ⓘ OH-bən; [3] Scottish Gaelic: An t-Òban [ən̪ˠ ˈt̪ɔːpan] meaning The Little Bay) is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William .
McCaig's Tower [1] or McCaig's Folly [2] is a prominent tower on Battery Hill [3] overlooking the town of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is built of Bonawe granite taken from the quarries across Airds Bay, on Loch Etive, from Muckairn, with a circumference of about 200 metres (660 ft) with two-tiers of 94 lancet arches (44 on the bottom and 50 on ...
Combie Street, Oban Old Parish Church With Wall, Gates And Piers (Church Of Scotland) 56°24′36″N 5°28′10″W / 56.41013°N 5.469419°W / 56.41013; -5.469419 ( Combie Street, Oban Old Parish Church With Wall, Gates And Piers (Church Of Scotland
The Oban branch of the West Highland Line re-enters the area just west of Tyndrum, and heads west to Oban: stations on this section of the line include Dalmally and Taynuilt railway station. The majority of services on the line are operated by ScotRail : as of 2019 the summer service has six trains a day to Oban, with four on Sundays.
Oban railway station is a railway station serving Oban in Scotland. It is the terminus of one branch of the highly scenic West Highland Line, sited 71 miles 44 chains (115.1 km) from Callander, via Glen Ogle. [3] It was originally the terminus of the Callander and Oban Railway. All services are operated by ScotRail, who also manage the station.
List of town and villages in the Highlands of Scotland. This covers a wider area than just the Highland ... Oban, Argyll and Bute; Peterculter, Aberdeenshire; ...
Oban distillery (/ ˈ oʊ b ə n / ⓘ OH-bən; [1] Scottish Gaelic: Taigh-stail an Òbain) is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the Scottish west coast port of Oban. Established in 1794, it was built before the town of the same name, which sprang up later in the surrounding craggy harbour.
RAF Oban is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) flying boat base located at the northern end of the island of Kerrera, in Ardantrive Bay west of Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland during the Second World War.