Arduaine Explained

Official Name:Arduaine
Gaelic Name:An Àird Uaine
Country:Scotland
Unitary Scotland:Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy Scotland:Argyll and Bute
Coordinates:56.2364°N -5.5422°W
Os Grid Reference:NM801100
Static Image Name:View from Loch Melfort Hotel.jpg
Static Image Caption:Looking south over Loch Melfort from the Loch Melfort Hotel, Arduaine
Post Town:OBAN
Postcode District:PA34
Postcode Area:PA
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Argyll and Bute
Constituency Westminster:Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Arduaine (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: An Àird Uaine|translation=green/fertile promontory or headland, pronounced "Ard oo an-ye") is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Arduaine is a tiny hamlet just south of Kilmelford. On the reef just outlying, it has very good, classic Scottish diving, with scallops, lobster and many local Melfort prawns and "Squat" lobsters.

From a small pier, the holiday cottages on the Island of Shuna are kept supplied during the holiday season

The residents mainly Lord it over the poor peasants of Kilmelford and many past Kilmelford village elders have moved from Kilmelford to the utopia of Arduaine.They still visit Kilmelford to do great and good especially when a cake sale or lunch is on at the village hall

Arduaine Gardens

Arduaine is home to the Arduaine Gardens which are in the care of the National Trust for Scotland and listed on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland.[1]

External links

Pronunciation is Ardoonie

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kilmelford: Overview. Gazetteer for Scotland. 27 December 2017.