{"id":7640,"date":"2014-04-17T00:01:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T05:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=7640"},"modified":"2014-03-19T10:47:02","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T15:47:02","slug":"atozchallenge-o-othello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=7640","title":{"rendered":"#AtoZChallenge &#8211; O is for Oban"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Oban<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;channel=sb&amp;q=oban+scotland&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Oban,+Argyll+and+Bute,+United+Kingdom&amp;gl=ca&amp;ll=56.415157,-5.471047&amp;spn=0.028487,0.09819&amp;t=m&amp;z=14&amp;output=embed\" height=\"350\" width=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<small><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.ca\/maps?oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;channel=sb&amp;q=oban+scotland&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Oban,+Argyll+and+Bute,+United+Kingdom&amp;gl=ca&amp;ll=56.415157,-5.471047&amp;spn=0.028487,0.09819&amp;t=m&amp;z=14&amp;source=embed\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/h1>\n<p>Oban is a resort town in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland. Until the Victorian era, it existed only as a fishing village, when it became a popular departure point for the Western Islands.<\/p>\n<p>Atop one of the hills in the town, and visible from almost everywhere, stands <a href=\"http:\/\/www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk\/oban\/mccaigstower\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">McCaig&#8217;s Tower<\/a> &#8211; better known as McCaig&#8217;s Folly.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6882\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/McCaigs-Tower-from-the-harbour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6882\" alt=\"Oban - McCaig's Tower from the harbour\" src=\"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/McCaigs-Tower-from-the-harbour.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/McCaigs-Tower-from-the-harbour.jpg 640w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/McCaigs-Tower-from-the-harbour-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/McCaigs-Tower-from-the-harbour-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McCaig&#8217;s Tower from the harbour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unlike most distilleries, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discovering-distilleries.com\/oban\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oban Distillery<\/a> is located in the heart of the town.<\/p>\n<p>During the summer months, the population swells to over 25,000. You can find out more about the town <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oban.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oban View Larger Map Oban is a resort town in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland. Until the Victorian era, it existed only as a fishing village, when it became a popular departure point for the Western Islands. 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