A picturesque village on the east side of Kintyre shown within Argyll Kintyre is a region of western Scotland located at the south-western tip of the Argyll Peninsula. The region stretches approximately 30 miles from the Mull of Kintyre (immortalised in song by Paul McCartney) in the south to East Loch Tarbert in the north. The region... Kintyre, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the west coast of the Arran shown within Argyll The Isle of Arran is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde (430 km2). Its highest point lies at 874 metres on Goat Fell. It is in the region of North Ayrshire. In the 2001 census it had a usually resident population of 5,058... Isle of Arran, approximately 14 miles from Campbeltown is a burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran, it was renamed in the seventeenth century and became an important centre for shipbuilding, whisky (at one point having thirty-four distilleries) and fishing port. It should not be... Campbeltown.

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The village has five main areas:

• Carradale Village, situated at a crossroads formed by the junction of the B842 and B879 roads.
• Carradale Bay, site of a large caravan park overlooking a beautiful expanse of white sand.
• Carradale Harbour (and the surrounding area), situated at the end of the B879.
• Port Righ Bay, overlooking a small sheltered beach.
• Waterfoot, at the mouth of the Carradale River.

Transport

The only public transport available to Carradale is a bus service operated by West Coast Motors (http://www.westcoastmotors.co.uk), to and from Campbeltown is a burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran, it was renamed in the seventeenth century and became an important centre for shipbuilding, whisky (at one point having thirty-four distilleries) and fishing port. It should not be... Campbeltown via Peninver is a small village situated on the east coast of Kintyre, Scotland, close to Campbeltown. External links Ordnance Survey map Categories: Villages in Scotland | UK geography stubs ... Peninver, and A small village situated on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula of Argyll and Bute, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the Isle of Arran, 8 miles from Campbeltown on the B842 road to Carradale. Home to the ruins of the small Cistercian Abbey of Saddell. This was founded in... Saddell.

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