Lochgoilhead (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Goibhle, IPA:[ˈkʰʲaun̴̪ˈɫ̪ɔxˈkɤilə]) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

[4] Employment in the area is largely related to agriculture, forestry and tourism, with rates of unemployment at approximately the national average.

There is a church, a village hall which hosts a number of community events, a primary school and a doctor's surgery.

The source of the noise has not been confirmed despite months of effort and investigation, earning the village a place on the World Hum Database.

Similar reports of noise have been recorded on this database from Garelochhead and the out-skirts of Helensburgh - near the MOD facility at Faslane.

Sound reports taken using specialized equipment (3rd Octave) in Lochgoilhead have measured high decibel, low frequency noise at three locations: An outbreak of non-pneumonic legionellosis due to Legionella micdadei in 1988 became known as Lochgoilhead fever (similar to Pontiac fever), the source of which was traced to a local hotel/spa.