Lochgair (Scottish Gaelic: An Loch Geàrr) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the coast of Loch Gair, a small inlet on the west of Loch Fyne. The A83 road runs through the village.

Lochgair
Lochgair
Lochgair is located in Argyll and Bute
Lochgair
Lochgair
Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNR923903
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Argyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLOCHGILPHEAD
Postcode districtPA31
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°3′44″N 5°20′0″W / 56.06222°N 5.33333°W / 56.06222; -5.33333

In fiction

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Lochgair is one of the main settings of Iain Banks's 1992 novel The Crow Road, which mixes real life locations in Argyll and the A83 road with fictional ones.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "The Crow Road" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.[permanent dead link]