Bellochantuy (; , ) is a small coastal hamlet located on the A83 in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, on the Kintyre Peninsula, around north of Campbeltown, Scotland.
Argyll Hotel Bellochantuy became the first mainland building in Britain damaged by enemy action when strafed by a German aircraft.
Etymology The origin of the place name Bellochantuy is Bealach an t-Suidhe, Scottish Gaelic for "the pass of the seat".Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Placenames . (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 23 March 2007. Local folk etymology alleges the meaning of "fairy grove".
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