Official Name: | Bellochantuy |
Gaelic Name: | Bealach an t-Suidhe |
Country: | Scotland |
Unitary Scotland: | Argyll and Bute |
Lieutenancy Scotland: | Argyll and Bute |
Static Image Name: | Argyll Hotel Bellochantuy, Kintyre.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Argyll Hotel, Bellochantuy |
Os Grid Reference: | NR664326 |
Postcode District: | PA28 |
Postcode Area: | PA |
Post Town: | CAMPBELTOWN |
Constituency Westminster: | Argyll and Bute |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Argyll and Bute |
Bellochantuy (; Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Bealach an t-Suidhe, in Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic pronounced as /ˈpjal̪ˠəx ən̪ˠ ˈt̪ʰɯjə/) is a small coastal hamlet located on the A83 in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, on the Kintyre Peninsula, around north of Campbeltown.
Argyll Hotel Bellochantuy became the first mainland building in Britain damaged by enemy action when strafed by a German aircraft.
The origin of the place name Bellochantuy is Bealach an t-Suidhe, Scottish Gaelic for "the pass of the seat".[1] Local folk etymology alleges the meaning of "fairy grove".