Appin
Sign in to saveAppin () is a coastal district of the Scottish West Highlands bounded to the west by Loch Linnhe, to the south by Loch Creran, to the east by the districts of Benderloch and Lorne, and to the north by Loch Leven. It lies northeast to southwest, and measures . The name, meaning "abbey land", in reference to Lismore Abbey, is derived from the Middle Irish apdaine.
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- Appin, Scotland
- historic county
- Argyll
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Appin () is a coastal district of the Scottish West Highlands bounded to the west by Loch Linnhe, to the south by Loch Creran, to the east by the districts of Benderloch and Lorne, and to the north by Loch Leven. It lies northeast to southwest, and measures . The name, meaning "abbey land", in reference to Lismore Abbey, is derived from the Middle Irish apdaine.
The district is mainly in Argyll and Bute, with a coastal strip to the north, along Loch Leven, within the Highland council area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Appin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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