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Oban

British

/ ˈəʊbən /

noun

a small port and resort in W Scotland, in Argyll and Bute on the Firth of Lorne. Pop: 8120 (2001)

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Most travel to Oban on the mainland and stay in hostels during the week.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Bromell had stayed with his sister on the Isle of Bute before he moved to Oban about two years before he died.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

The case has remained open and officers are now searching a grass embankment in Oban in the hope of finding a weapon.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

Born and bred in Oban, MacIntyre has lived on a golf course for much of his life.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

Ralph, Allan, and Rory would be picked up at Oban, and the vessel now only awaited the arrival of McBain before casting off and dropping down stream.

From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Stables, Gordon

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