Oban
Gateway to the isles. A working harbour town on Scotland's west coast. Ferries leave for Mull, Lismore, Colonsay and the Outer Hebrides, framed by McCaig's Tower above and the Sound of Kerrera below. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William.
Oban is a picturesque coastal town on the western edge of Scotland, known as the “Gateway to the Isles.” Sitting on the Firth of Lorn in Argyll and Bute, it combines a working harbour, a busy CalMac ferry terminal serving Mull, Lismore, Coll, Tiree, Colonsay, Barra and South Uist, and the Oban Distillery — in operation since 1794 and one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland.
Around the town, the Argyll coast offers castles (Dunstaffnage, Dunollie), sea-loch villages (Connel, Benderloch, Taynuilt, Appin), and easy access to the seafood, sailing, and walking that define the West Highland coast. Oban itself is also one of Scotland’s best-known places to eat fresh-landed seafood — particularly oysters and fish and chips.
The printed Oban–Tobermory–Craignure–Isle of Mull area map covers both Oban and the Isle of Mull as a single artefact, and is cross-referenced from the Mull region page on Explore Western Isles.
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