Bellochantuy

{{Short description|Small coastal hamlet located on the A83 in Argyll, Scotland around 10 miles north of Campbeltown}}

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{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Bellochantuy

| gaelic_name = Bealach an t-Suidhe

| country = Scotland

| unitary_scotland = Argyll and Bute

| lieutenancy_scotland = Argyll and Bute

| coordinates = {{Coord|55|31|44|N|5|42|18|W|display=inline,title|region:GB_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}

| 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, Bute and South Lochaber

| constituency_scottish_parliament = Argyll and Bute

}}

Bellochantuy ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɛ|l|oʊ|x|æ|n|t|i}}; {{langx|gd|Bealach an t-Suidhe}}, {{IPA|gd|ˈpjal̪ˠəx ən̪ˠ ˈt̪ʰɯjə|pron}}) is a small coastal hamlet located on the A83 in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, on the Kintyre Peninsula, around {{convert|10|mi}} north of Campbeltown.

Argyll Hotel Bellochantuy became the first mainland building in Britain damaged by enemy action when strafed by a German aircraft.

Etymology

The origin of the place name Bellochantuy is Bealach an t-Suidhe, Scottish Gaelic for "the pass of the seat".Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/vl-trans.htm#places Placenames] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225005529/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/vl-trans.htm#places |date=25 December 2010 }}. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 23 March 2007. Local folk etymology alleges the meaning of "fairy grove".{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

References

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Category:Villages in Kintyre

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