Lochgilphead
Lochgilphead is a town and former burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, with a populace of around 2,300 people. It is the administrative centre of Argyll and also Bute. The town exists at the end of Loch Gilp (a branch of Loch Fyne) and lies on the financial institutions of the Crinan Canal. Lochgilphead remains on the A83, with Ardrishaig 2 miles (3 kilometres) to the south and Inveraray 24 miles (39 km) to the north-east; Oban exists 37 miles (60 km) north on the A816. The council is based at Kilmory Castle, around which is located a forest park and also an Iron Age fort. Forestry as well as Land Scotland likewise have an office there. Lochgilphead's centers include a swimming pool, sports centre, fishing take on shop, 3 financial institutions, Co-op Food supermarket, 2 petrol stations, 3 homewear and also hardware shops, a Renault dealership, a community healthcare facility run by the local GPs (with an A&E division and a psychiatric hospital), a 9-hole fairway, bowling club, a hydrotherapy swimming pool, a regional landfill site at Dunchologan and also Lochgilphead High School. The town is residence to shinty group Kilmory Camanachd and also football team, Lochgilphead Red Star.
