Kintyre shown within Argyll

Kintyre is a peninsula in western Scotland in the south-west of Argyll. 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 immediately north of the peninsula is known as Knapdale. Image File history File links Drawn by me File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Drawn by me File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Scottish Executive - official site of the Scottish Executive Scottish Parliament - official site of The Scottish Parliament BBC Scotland - Scottish history, news and travel pages from BBC The Gazetteer for Scotland - Extensive guide to the places and people of Scotland, by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and University of Edinburgh Scotland... Argyll (Earra-Ghaidheal in Gaelic), sometimes called Argyllshire, is one of the traditional counties of Scotland. ... A mull is an almost exclusively Scottish term for the geographic feature known as a promontory and, often more specifically, for the tip of that promontory or peninsula. ... Paul McCartney, as photographed by John Kelley for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... Tarbert is a fishing village at the head of East Loch Tarbert, an arm of the sea on the west shore of the mouth of Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, Scotland. ... Knapdale shown within Argyll Knapdale is a rural area of Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands, adjoining Kintyre to the south, and divided from the rest of Argyll to the north by the Crinan Canal. ...

Geographically, the Kintyre peninsula is long and narrow (at no point more than 11 miles from west coast to east coast). The central spine of the peninsula is mostly hilly moorland. The coastal areas and hinterland, however, are rich and fertile. As such, Kintyre has long been a prized area for settlers, from the early Scots who migrated from Ulster to western Scotland and the Vikings or Norsemen who conquered and settled the area just prior to the start of the second millennium. Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland. ... The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ... Norsemen (the Norse) is the indigenous or ancient name for the people of Scandinavia, including (but not limited to) the Vikings. ...

The principal town of the area is Campbeltown (approx. 20 miles by road from the Mull), which has been a royal burgh since the mid-18th century. Campbeltown is a burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

The area's economy has long relied on fishing and farming, although Campbeltown has a reputation as a producer of some of the world's finest single malt whisky including the multi award winning "Springbank". Scotch whisky Whisky (or whiskey) (from Irish uisce beatha, water of life) is an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, often including malt, which has then been aged in wooden barrels. ... Springbank Distillery is one of the last surviving producers of Campbeltown Single Malts. ...

Towns and Villages in Kintyre:

Bellochantuy, Campbeltown, Carradale, Clachan, Drumlemble, Glenbarr, Grogport, Kilchenzie, Machrihanish, Muasdale, Peninver, Saddell, Skipness, Southend, Stewarton, Tayinloan, Tarbert, and Whitehouse. Bellochantuy - Pronounced Bell-o-kan-tee A small coastal hamlet located on the A83 in Argyll , Scotland around 10 miles north of Campbeltown. ... Campbeltown is a burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. ... A picturesque village on the east side of Kintyre, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the west coast of the Isle of Arran, approximately 14 miles from Campbeltown. ... Peninver is a small village situated on the east coast of Kintyre, Scotland, close to Campbeltown. ... 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. ... Skipness is a small hamlet on the east coast of Kintyre in Scotland, a few miles south of Tarbert and facing Isle of Arran. ... Southend is the main settlement at the southern end of the Kintyre peninsula, Argyll, Scotland. ... Tarbert is a fishing village at the head of East Loch Tarbert, an arm of the sea on the west shore of the mouth of Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, Scotland. ...

Transport:

Information on all forms of public transport is available from Traveline Scotland

Bus & Coach services

• Long distance coach services to and from Glasgow are operated by Scottish Citylink
• Bus services throughout the Kintyre peninsula are operated by West Coast Motors

Flights Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ...

• Available between Glasgow International Airport and Campbeltown Airport

Ferry services Glasgow International Airport (IATA: GLA, ICAO: EGPF) (sometimes referred to as Glasgow Abbotsinch International Airport), located 13 km (8 miles) west of Glasgow, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew, is the largest international airport in Scotland, and number five in the UK. The airport is owned by BAA plc... Cambeltown Airport is located three miles from the town of Campbeltown, near the tip of the Kintyre peninsula on the west coast of Scotland. ...

• Operated by Caledonian MacBrayne on the following routes:
  • Campbeltown - Ballycastle (it is hoped that this service will resume in 2005)
  • Claonaig - Lochranza (in Summer)
  • Kennacraig - Islay
  • Tarbert - Lochranza (in Winter)
  • Tarbert - Portavadie
  • Tayinloan - Gigha

Campbeltown is a burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. ... Ballycastle (Baile an Chaistil in Irish) is a small town in County Antrim in Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom. ... Lochranza is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. ... Situated on West Loch Tarbert, a few miles south of Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula. ... Islay shown within Argyll. ... Tarbert is a fishing village at the head of East Loch Tarbert, an arm of the sea on the west shore of the mouth of Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, Scotland. ... Lochranza is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. ... Tarbert is a fishing village at the head of East Loch Tarbert, an arm of the sea on the west shore of the mouth of Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, Scotland. ... Gigha (pronounced geea, or gi-haris) a small island off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland. ...

External Links

• An Author of Kintyre, Kintyre's Literary Associations