RAF Oban

Royal Air Force station in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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1939 — 1945

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• Freebase entry^@
• Secret Scotland article^@

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Frameless

Albatros in Oban Bay

Ardantrive Bay and Hills

Ardantrive on Colonsay

Beacon and Hutcheson's monument, Kerrera

Beacon on the rocks off the northeastern tip of the island of Kerrera

Coastal Argyll : The Northern Tip Of Kerrera

Evening Over Oban Bay

Goodbye to Mull

Kerrera, Ardantrive Bay

Kerrera Coast View

Kerrera navigation beacon from the Mull Ferry

Kerrera Navigation Light

Kerrera Shore and Navigation Beacon

Martin Mariner 524 Sqn RAF at Oban 1943

Mount Pleasant on Kerrera

MS Serenissima in Oban Bay

Navigation Beacon and Hutcheson's Monument, Kerrera

Oban Bay and the Isle of Kerrera

Oban Bay

Oban Bay, The Sound of Kerrera

RAF Memorial, Ganavan Bay CU - geograph.org.uk - 100975

RAF Memorial, Ganavan Bay - geograph.org.uk - 100972

Royal Air Force- 1939-1945- Coastal Command CH864

Small Lighthouse and Monument on Kerrera

Stockholm in Oban Bay

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Secret Scotland article@			Wikidata
base		RAF Connel	Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
base	1939	RAF Oban	Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
bunker		Oban Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker		Wikidata
castle	1601	Barcaldine Castle	tower house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Carnasserie Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1320	Castle Stalker	tower house, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1201	Duart Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1300	Dunollie Castle	destroyed building or structure, archaeological site, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Duntrune Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1582	Gylen Castle	tower house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Minard Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Old Lachlan Castle	castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1996	Oban War and Peace Museum	independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2013	Albatros in Oban Bay			Wikimedia
image	2014	Ardantrive Bay and Hills			Wikimedia
image	2014	Ardantrive on Colonsay			Wikimedia
image	2012	Beacon and Hutcheson's monument, Kerrera			Wikimedia
image	2012	Beacon on the rocks off the northeastern tip of the island of Kerrera			Wikimedia
image	2012	Coastal Argyll : The Northern Tip Of Kerrera			Wikimedia
image	1966	Evening Over Oban Bay			Wikimedia
image	2013	Goodbye to Mull			Wikimedia
image	2014	Kerrera, Ardantrive Bay			Wikimedia
image	2013	Kerrera Coast View			Wikimedia
image	1993	Kerrera navigation beacon from the Mull Ferry			Wikimedia
image	2013	Kerrera Navigation Light			Wikimedia
image	2014	Kerrera Shore and Navigation Beacon			Wikimedia
image	1943	Martin Mariner 524 Sqn RAF at Oban 1943			Wikimedia
image	2014	Mount Pleasant on Kerrera			Wikimedia
image	2013	MS Serenissima in Oban Bay			Wikimedia
image	2014	Navigation Beacon and Hutcheson's Monument, Kerrera			Wikimedia
image	2014	Oban Bay and the Isle of Kerrera			Wikimedia
image	2014	Oban Bay			Wikimedia
image	2014	Oban Bay, The Sound of Kerrera			Wikimedia
image	2006	RAF Memorial, Ganavan Bay CU - geograph.org.uk - 100975			Wikimedia
image	2006	RAF Memorial, Ganavan Bay - geograph.org.uk - 100972			Wikimedia
image		Royal Air Force- 1939-1945- Coastal Command CH864			Wikimedia
image	2012	Small Lighthouse and Monument on Kerrera			Wikimedia
image	2013	Stockholm in Oban Bay			Wikimedia