Bellochantuy
{{Short description|Small coastal hamlet located on the A83 in Argyll, Scotland around 10 miles north of Campbeltown}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}
{{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}}
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