Place:Tobermory, Argyll, Scotland

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NameTobermory
TypeQ.s. parish, Village
Coordinates56.617°N 6.083°W
Located inArgyll, Scotland     ( - 1975)
Also located inArgyll and Bute, Scotland     ( - 1975)
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Tobermory (Scottish Gaelic: Tobar Mhoire) is the main town on the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is located in the northeastern part of the island, near the northern entrance of the Sound of Mull. With a current population of approximately 700, the town was founded as a fishing port in 1788, its layout based on the designs of Dumfriesshire engineer Thomas Telford.

Tobermory is located in the parish of Kilninian and Kilmore

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Tobermory, Mull.

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