Cairnbaan

Cairnbaan (Scottish Gaelic: An Càrn Bàn) is a village situated on the Crinan Canal, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland.

Cairnbaan Scottish Gaelic: An Càrn Bàn
Cup and ring marks on a stone near Cairnbaan
Cairnbaan Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NR830907
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LOCHGILPHEAD
Postcode district	PA31
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute
List of places UK Scotland 56°03′38″N 5°28′26″W

Cairnbaan is about halfway between Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp at the canal's eastern end and Crinan on the Sound of Jura to the west. Its name, from Scottish Gaelic, means white hill or white cairn.^[1] On the hill above the village there are cup and ring marks dating from the Iron Age.^[2]

The Cairnbaan Hotel was built in about 1800 to cater for canal travellers. It was once a temperance hotel.^[1] It has featured in the television series The Tales of Para Handy, based on the novels of Neil Munro.