Benderloch

Human settlement in Scotland

Benderloch

Location within Argyll and Bute

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56°29′32″N 5°24′13″W / 56.49222°N 5.40361°W / 56.49222; -5.40361

Benderloch (Scottish Gaelic: Meadarloch, pronounced [ˈmet̪əɾl̪ˠɔx]) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The name is derived from Beinn eadar dà loch, meaning "mountain between two lochs".^[1]

Benderloch lies on the A828 road^[2] in the coastal parish of Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland. It grew up as the railway line from Ballachulish to Connel was completed in the early part of the 1900s, between the older locations of Selma and Craigneuk. It is marked on 1900s Ordnance Survey maps as New Selma.^[3] Its railway station closed in 1966. Benderloch has a village shop (the renowned "Pink Shop"), garage, caravan and leisure store, cafe and a forest walk up to a viewpoint on the summit of Beinn Lora. Benderloch forms part of the Lynn of Lorn National Scenic Area, one of forty in Scotland.^[4]

References

^ Iain Mac an Tàilleir (2003). "Placenames" (PDF). Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Archived from the original (pdf) on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
^ OS Explorer Map 376 "Oban & North Lorn" published 29 January 2007 ISBN 978-0-319-23898-1
^ "Georeferenced Maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk.
^ "National Scenic Areas" Archived 2017-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. SNH. Retrieved 30 Mar 2011.

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Applecross Appin Ardgour Ardmeanach Ardnamurchan Assynt Avondale Balquhidder Benderloch The Black Isle Braemar Coigach Cromar Cromdale Douglasdale Durness Dùthaich MhicAoidh Eddrachilles Enzie Ettrickdale Ewesdale Formartine Gairloch Glen Albyn Glen Almond Glen Cassley Glen Clova Glen Dochart Glen Esk Glen Lethnot Glen Lyon Glen Moriston Glen Orchy Glen Prosen Glen Spean Glen Urquhart Glenelg Glengarry Glenshee Gruinard Howe of Fife Howe of the Mearns Kintail Kintyre Knoydart Lochalsh Loch Broom Locheil The Machars Midmar Moidart Morar Morvern Muir of Ord Rannoch Moor Rhinns of Kells Strath Gartney Strath of Kildonan Strath Oykel Strath Tay Strathallan Strathardle Strathbran Strathbraan Strathcarron (Forth) Strathcarron (Oykel) Strathconon Strathdearn Strathdeveron Strathdee (Deeside) Strathdon Strathfarrar Strathglass Strathisla Strathmore Strathyre Sunart Trossachs

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Orkney	Pomona Hoy and Walls Rousay Shapinsay South Ronaldsay Westray
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Argyll and Bute	Jura Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (part) Knapdale Kyles of Bute Loch Lomond (part) Loch na Keal Lynn of Lorn Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs
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Scottish Borders	Eildon and Leaderfoot Upper Tweeddale
Shetland	Shetland
Stirling	Loch Lomond (part) Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon (part) The Trossachs
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