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About Obinan

Obinan lies on Scotland's wild northwest coast, reached via the A832's dramatic single-track sections. Most visitors arrive on Highland touring routes, though locals use it for connections to Laide and Aultbea. The village overlooks Gruinard Island, the former biological warfare testing site only declared safe in 1990.

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Obinan is in Scotland, at 57.900, -5.567 - about 26 km north-east of Blair.

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The closest airport to Obinan is Inverness Airport, 134 km (about 1 h 49 min by car).

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