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Delve into Benmore in United Kingdom
Benmore in the region of Scotland is located in United Kingdom - some 370 mi or ( 595 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Benmore is now 11:18 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Wemyss Bay, Stirling, Skelmorlie, Sheffield, and Manchester. While being here, you might want to check out Wemyss Bay . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Benmore ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Watch me shrink! DAY 1 - start weight - 165 pounds
Follow my weight loss journey. Height - 5 ft 6 inches (168cm) Start weight - 11 stone 11 pounds (165 pounds) Goal Weight - 9 stone (126 pounds) The weight I am for my height means that I am overweight ..
Skerryvore The Galway Girl
@ cowal games dunoon 2010 ..
About The Benmore Centre
Benmore staff talk a bit about the centre, with travel directions and what things to bring when you are coming to the centre. Everything from health and safety, to whats on the menu for dinner is talk ..
Holy Loch Trip on Contessa 26 Stormy Petrel
A day trip on a Contessa 26 "Stormy Petrel" The water was flat but we were reefed in because we could see the squalls coming down the Holy Loch on the Clyde. Music credits to Deaf Sheperd ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Benmore Botanic Garden
Benmore Botanic Garden, formerly known as the Younger Botanic Garden, is a large botanic garden situated between Dunoon and Loch Eck, in Argyll, Scotland. It features a large square walled gardens, a waterfall, the remains of a fernery, ponds and walks up the hillside to where you can look out across the Holy Loch. A cafe can be found at the entrance as well as a shop. Benmore features many magnificent trees, some of which are over 150 years old.
Located at 56.03 -4.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
St Munn's Parish Church
St Munn's Parish Church is a Category A listed building in Kilmun on the Cowal Peninsula, Scotland. This church occupies the summit of a slight knoll about ten metres from the shoreline of the Holy Loch. The existing building of 1841 is on the site of a medieval parish church, endowed as a collegiate church in 1442 by Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochawe, and a tower of that period stands to the west of the present building.
Located at 56.00 -4.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Ardentinny
Ardentinny (Scottish Gaelic: Àird an t-Sionnaich or Àird an Teine) is a small village on the west shore of Loch Long, fourteen miles north of Dunoon in Argyll on the Cowal peninsula. Nearby is 'Cruach a Chaise' (Cheese Hill) while on the opposite side of Loch Long is the village of Coulport, home of RNAD Coulport, the storage and loading base for the UK's Trident Nuclear Defence Force.
Located at 56.03 -4.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Holy Loch
The Holy Loch (Scottish Gaelic "An Loch Sianta/Seunta") is a sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Robertson's Yard at Sandbank, a village on the loch, was a major wooden boat building company in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During World War II, the loch was used a submarine base. From 1961–1992, it was used as a US Polaris nuclear submarine base. In 1992, the Holy Loch base was deemed unnecessary following the demise of the Soviet Union and subsequently withdrawn.
Located at 55.99 -4.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Clachaig
Clachaig is a small settlement in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the B836 road between the Holy Loch and Loch Striven. The hamlet is just over a mile long. The Hamlet consists of twenty-two houses and was built for accommodation for the workers of the powder mill. The mill manufactured gunpowder. The river at the bottom of the glen is the Little Eachaig. Clachaig is a Gaelic word meaning 'stone place'.
Located at 55.98 -5.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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