Oban in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
McCaig’s Tower
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 27, 2018
1. McCaig’s Tower Marker
John Stuart McCaig
Art Critic
and Philosophical Essayist
and Banker, Oban
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 56° 24.952′ N, 5° 28.14′ W. Marker is in Oban, Scotland, in Argyll and Bute. It can be reached from the intersection of Duncraggan Road and Laurel Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oban, Scotland PA34 5EB, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Scotland’s Argyll & the Isles. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Celtic Fringe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Water of Life (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Burg of Oban (approx. half a kilometer away); Homecoming Scotland (approx. half a kilometer away); Robert Barbour McKelvie, M.D.
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Also see . . . McCaig's Tower on Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 28, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 27, 2018
2. McCaig’s Tower
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 27, 2018
3. View from McCaig’s Tower
The Town of Oban, Sound of Kerrera and the Firth of Lorn
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 27, 2018
4. View from McCaig’s Tower
The Oban Ferry Terminal and Harbour
Postcard published by J. Valentine and Sons, circa 1910
5. Stafford Street and McCaig’s Tower, Oban
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 28, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 5. submitted on August 28, 2018.
