St Columba's Cathedral
St Columba's Cathedral is a cathedral in Oban, Argyll. It holds the status of a category A listed building. There are 18 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with St John's Cathedral (500 m).
Cathedral in Oban
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
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Inside Oban
St Columba's Cathedral is inside Oban’s locality, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Oban has 77 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
The warm months in Oban are July and August, with 18°C highs.
St Columba's Cathedral
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 13 languages.
- Type
- Cathedral
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 13 languages
- Town
- in Oban
- Official site
- rcdai.org.uk/pages/Cathedral.html
Where to find St Columba's Cathedral
The numbers show what else is near St Columba's Cathedral, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Oban’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns a short way from St Columba's Cathedral
Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Oban
Other places close by
A visit can add 5 castles, 2 cathedrals and a historic house, from 18 places within 15 km.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral500 m away2
CastleDunollie Castle900 m away3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunstaffnage Castle4.7 km away4CastleCastleDuart Castle12 km away5
CastleGylen Castle6.5 km away6CastleCastleBarcaldine Castle11 km away7CathedralCathedralSt Moluag's Cathedral, Lismore13 km away8Historic houseHistoric houseTorosay Castle13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting St Columba's Cathedral
Where is St Columba's Cathedral?
St Columba's Cathedral is in Oban, Argyll and Bute, inside the town’s locality.
What is St Columba's Cathedral?
Cathedral in Oban, Argyll, Scotland.
When is the best time to visit St Columba's Cathedral?
July and August are the warmest months in Oban, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is St Columba's Cathedral a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near St Columba's Cathedral?
Within 15 km: St John's Cathedral (500 m), Dunollie Castle (900 m), Dunstaffnage Castle (4.7 km) and Duart Castle (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- St John's Cathedral: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunollie Castle: George Reid, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunstaffnage Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gylen Castle: Macsels, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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