Torrisdale, Argyll

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Torrisdale is a small village on the eastern coast of the Kintyre Peninsula of Scotland. [1] The village is along Torrisdale Bay, an inlet of the Kilbrannan Sound. It is the location of Torrisdale Castle, a 19th-century castle that is now a tourist destination. [2]

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  1. Robert Chambers and William Chambers. (1844) page 693.
  2. Archived 27 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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Coordinates: 55°34′19″N5°29′47″W / 55.571818°N 5.496516°W / 55.571818; -5.496516