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Town and administrative centre in ScotlandLochgilpheadScottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch GilbTown and administrative centreLochgilphead Seafront at DuskKilmory CastleArgyll and Bute HospitalArgyll StreetThe Clock LodgeLochgilpheadLocation within Argyll and ButePopulation2,280 (2020)OS grid referenceNR 86284 88138• Edinburgh87 mi (140 km)• London380 mi (612 km)Community councilLochgilpheadCouncil areaArgyll and ButeLieutenancy areaArgyll and ButeCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLochgilpheadPostcode districtPA30, PA31Dialling code01546UK ParliamentArgyll, Bute and South LochaberScottish ParliamentArgyll and Bute List of places UK Scotland 56°02′18″N 5°25′56″W / 56.038292°N 5.4323450°W / 56.038292; -5.4323450 Lochgilphead coast front. Lochgilphead (/lɒxˈɡɪlphɛd/; Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Gilb [kʲʰan̪ˠ l̪ˠɔx ˈkʲilip]) is a town and former burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 2,300 people. It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute Council. The village lies at the end of Loch Gilp (a branch of Loch Fyne) and lies on the banks of the Crinan Canal. Lochgilphead sits on the A83, with Ardrishaig 2 miles (3 km) to the south and Inveraray 24 miles (39 km) to the north-east; Oban lies 37 miles (60 km) north on the A816. The council is based at Kilmory Castle, around which is located a woodland park and an Iron Age fort.[citation needed] Forestry and Land Scotland also have an office there. Lochgilphead coast front. Loch Gilp from Lochgilphead.