Lochgilphead
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Image:Lochgilphead 1.jpg Template:GBdot 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. The Forestry Commission also have an office here.
The town lies at the end of Loch Gilp, itself a branch of Loch Fyne and lies on the banks of the Crinan Canal. Lochgilphead's facilities include a swimming pool, sports centre, bank and supermarket, and the burgh also boasts a pottery, Renault dealership, psychiatric hospital, 9-hole golf course and regional landfill site at Duncholgan.
Claims to fame:
- 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.
- Argyll Turbo GT sportscar built by Bob Henderson in Manse Brae.Template:Argyll-geo-stub