Torinturk
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Torinturk (Scottish Gaelic: Tòrr an Tuirc) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
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Torinturk
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The road into Torinturk | |
Location within Argyll and Bute | |
OS grid reference | NR812642 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TARBERT |
Postcode district | PA29 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
55°49′21.0″N 5°29′35.1″W |
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Torinturk is 5 miles (8 km) from Tarbert. Torinturk comes from the Gaelic for the hill of the boar. This is where the last wild boar in Scotland was killed.