Area guide · PA35
Selling Your Home in Taynuilt
A traditional inland village at the foot of Ben Cruachan
Taynuilt is a traditional inland Argyll village, twelve miles east of Oban along the A85 and right beneath Ben Cruachan. Unlike the coastal villages it sits on a sheltered river plain rather than a sea loch, but the views up and across Loch Etive from Bonawe (Taynuilt's lochside extension) are some of the most underrated in Argyll. It's a proper working village with its own infrastructure: shop, post office, primary school, garage, hotel, and a couple of well-regarded pubs.
What Taynuilt is like
Taynuilt is bigger than first impressions suggest. The main village sits along the A85 with services clustered around the road junctions, but housing extends up several side roads and out towards Bonawe on the loch. The village has its own railway station on the West Highland Line, two churches, a community hall, the Bonawe Iron Furnace historic site, and the visitor centre at Cruachan Power Station just up the road. The walking (into Glen Nant, up Ben Cruachan, around Loch Etive) is exceptional even by Argyll standards.
Property in Taynuilt
Housing is a mix of traditional stone cottages near the village centre, post-war and modern bungalows, larger detached homes on the village fringe, and the occasional rural croft or smallholding on the surrounding land. Prices are typically gentler than Oban itself, reflecting the extra distance, but properties with loch or mountain views still attract competitive interest, particularly from retirees and second-home buyers from further south.
Why people choose Taynuilt
Taynuilt suits people who want a quieter, more traditional Highland village than coastal Oban, with everyday amenities still on the doorstep. The rail link is a real practical advantage: Glasgow is reachable in three hours without a car. And the surrounding landscape, from Glen Etive to Ben Cruachan, is some of the most spectacular in the West Highlands.