Lochgilphead

Lochgilphead Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Gilb
Town and administrative centre
View of Lochgilphead at dusk
Lochgilphead Location within Argyll and Bute
Population	2,280 (2020)[1]
OS grid reference	NR 86284 88138
• Edinburgh	87 mi (140 km)
• London	380 mi (612 km)
Community council	Lochgilphead[2]
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lochgilphead
Postcode district	PA30, PA31
Dialling code	01546
UK Parliament	Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute
List of places UK Scotland 56°02′18″N 5°25′56″W / 56.038292°N 5.4323450°W / 56.038292; -5.4323450

Lochgilphead (/lɒxˈɡɪlphɛd/; Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Gilb [kʲʰan̪ˠ l̪ˠɔx ˈkʲilip]) is a town and former burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 2,300 people.^[3] It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute Council. The village lies at the end of Loch Gilp (a branch of Loch Fyne) and lies on the banks of the Crinan Canal. Lochgilphead sits on the A83, with Ardrishaig 2 miles (3 km) to the south and Inveraray 24 miles (39 km) to the north-east; Oban lies 37 miles (60 km) north on the A816.

The council is based at Kilmory Castle,^[4] around which is located a woodland park and an Iron Age fort.^{[citation needed]} Forestry and Land Scotland also have an office there.