Lochgilphead, Argyll & Bute - general, river, fishermen - Dennis postcard c1970s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Lochgilphead, Argyll & Bute - shows a general view of town with river and anglers
• Publisher:  Dennis (A 3558L)
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
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• Notes / condition:  has a little ageing and wear but no major faults

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Lochgilphead /l?x'g?lp.h?d/ (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Gilb [k??an?? l???x 'k?ilip]) is a town and former burgh in Argyll, Scotland, with a population of around 2,300 people.^[1] It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute. The village lies at the end of Loch Gilp (itself a branch of Loch Fyne) and lies on the banks of the Crinan Canal. Lochgilphead sits on the A83 road, Ardrishaig is 2 miles South and Inveraray 24 miles North East, Oban lies 37 miles North on the A816.

The council is based at Kilmory Castle, around which is located a woodland park and an Iron Age fort. The Forestry Commission also have an office there.

Lochgilphead's facilities include a swimming pool, sports centre, fishing tackle shop, three banks, supermarket, Renault dealership, a community hospital run by the local GPs, psychiatric hospital, 9-hole golf course, bowling club, a hydrotherapy pool, a regional landfill site at Dunchologan and Lochgilphead High School.

The town is home to shinty team Kilmory Camanachd and football team, Lochgilphead Red Star.

As a planned settlement, Lochgilphead was created in 1790 shortly after the completion of a road from Inveraray to Campbeltown.

Since then some important developments have led to the growth of the town.

After the completion of the Crinan Canal in 1801 the town became more important as a link across the Kintyre peninsula.

The town was linked to Oban, when a road was completed in 1830.

1831 a pier was built, which helped to link Lochgilphead with Glasgow and other major towns.

In 1975 Lochgilphead was chosen as the administrative headquarters of the Argyll and Bute District Council as part of local government reorganisation, due to its central location.

In the Forest of Achnabreck there are a large group of cup and ring marks.

type=printed

city/ region=lochgilphead

period=post-war (1945 - present)

postage condition=unposted

number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100mm)