Bellochantuy (; gd, Bealach an t-Suidhe, ) is a small coastal hamlet located on the A83 in
Argyll
Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland.
Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...
,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
around 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]
''Placenames''
. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 23 March 2007. Local
folk etymology alleges the meaning of "fairy grove".
References
Villages in Kintyre
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