Asknish Bay
Settlements
The main A816 road from Oban to Lochgilphead passes the bay. Kilmelford is the biggest village to the immediate North, with Kilmartin the closest largest village to the south.
Geography
To the north of the bay on the small peninsula containing Arduaine Point, meaning Green Prometary is the Arduaine Gardens, which occupy most of the headland and are owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is known for the large number of Rhododendron species contained in the garden, some 229, planted by the tea baron, Arthur Campbell. To the west of the bay is the island of Shuna one of the Slate Islands, with the larger island of Luing separated by the Shuna Sound. The small rocky island of Eilean Creagach is located several hundred feet from the entrance the bay.
References
- ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Asknish Bay" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ Walter Macdougall (January 2008). Journeying in MacDougall Country. Lulu.com. pp. 73–. ISBN 978-0-615-17789-2.
- ^ Theodore James (1992). Specialty Gardens. Stewart, Tabori & Chang. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-55670-190-0.
- ^ Griff Fellows (27 June 2014). The Coastal Headlands of Mainland Britain: A practical guide and much more... eBookPartnership.com. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-78301-458-3.