Lochgilphead

Lochgilphead (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Gilb) is a burgh of around 3000 people in Scotland, the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute, the council being based at Kilmory Castle, around which is located a woodland park and an Iron Age fort.

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Scottish Gaelic - Burgh - Scotland - Argyll and Bute - Kilmory Castle - Woodland - Park - Iron Age - Fort

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The town lies at the end of Loch Gilp, itself a branch of Loch Fyne. Lochgilphead's facilities include a swimming pool, bank and supermarket, and the burgh also boasts a pottery and Renault dealership.

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Loch Gilp - Loch Fyne - Swimming pool - Bank - Supermarket - Pottery

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Claims to fame:

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• In July 1982, Lochgilphead competed against teams from Perth and Oban in the then highly popular BBC Television children's series 'It's a Knockout', presented by the often hilarity-struck Stuart Hall. The town's team won their round and later competed in the international version of the series, 'Jeux Sans Frontieres', recorded in Switzerland.
• In the World War Two movie '633 Squadron' (1964, Director Walter Grauman), Lochgilphead's main street features for a brief second in an aerial shot, as the bombers of 633 Squadron fly over the unnamed town en route to the bombing target in Norway.