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Kintyre is a beautiful peninsula packed with great things to see and do, from whisky distilleries to world-class golf courses. Campbeltown was once proclaimed 'the whisky capital of the world' with 34 distilleries, today only three active whisky distilleries remain.
The east coast of the Kintyre Peninsula, north of Peninver, Argyll & Bute, Scotland UK looking
Whisky & Gin. Scotland is known for its whisky, and if there's a particular 'whisky hub' to be visited above all others, then it might well be Campbeltown, nestled in the southeastern corner of the Kintyre peninsula. Back in the 1800s, there were over 30 distilleries in the town - check our our in-depth guide to Campbeltown Whisky.
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With the best of Scotland's rural landscape - tranquillity, seafood and a wealth of outdoor adventures, Kintyre Peninsula - Scotland's best-kept secret will awe on land and water. Experience it for yourself
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Kintyre is a long finger-shaped peninsula on the west coast of Scotland, just across the water of the Firth of Clyde. On the map it looks super close to Glasgow - only 60 km between Glasgow and Campbeltown, the peninsulas main hub, as the crow flies.
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Kintyre. Campbeltown. Kintyre is a peninsula in south-west Scotland that extends for some 40 miles from the Mull of Kintyre in the south to Tarbert in the north. The peninsula is nowhere much more than ten miles wide. At Tarbert the isthmus preventing the rest of Kintyre becoming an island is just a mile across, where West Loch Kintyre bites.
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The Kintyre Peninsula is on the west coast of Scotland in the southern part of Argyll . It is a narrow strip of land which points down towards Northern Ireland. In fact at its nearest point, Kintyre is only about 12 miles from the Antrim Coast which can be seen just across the water on a clear day.
Machrihanish, Kintyre Peninsula, Scotland
Coordinates: 55.311ยฐN 5.804ยฐW The Mull of Kintyre is the southwesternmost tip of the Kintyre Peninsula (formerly Cantyre) in southwest Scotland. From here, the Antrim coast of Northern Ireland is visible on a calm and clear day, and a historic lighthouse, the second commissioned in Scotland, guides shipping in the intervening North Channel.
The village of Ballantrae with Ailsa Craig the Kintyre peninsula and the Isle of Arran in the
Kintyre Peninsula 18 reviews #121 of 264 things to do in Argyll and Bute Historic Walking Areas Write a review What people are saying By Eva T " Excellent place for peaceful holiday " Jul 2021 We spent a week at the peninsula, staying in private accommodation in Muasdale. We visited different places every day.
Port of Tarbert, in the Kintyre Peninsula Editorial Photography Image of harbor, harbour
The longest peninsula in Scotland, Kintyre is one of the most isolated spots in the country and one of the most unspoilt too. The peninsula would be an island, were it not for the mile-long isthmus between West and East Loch Tarbert, a fact not lost on King Magnus Barefoot of Norway. In the 11th century he signed a treaty with the Scottish king.
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Kintyre Peninsula highlights - day 1. When the day of our eagerly anticipated Kintyre trip arrived, we set off from Edinburgh early. By mid-morning we'd reached Tayinloan on the Kintyre Peninsula and were in need of caffeine. Filling our faces with cake, and cappuccino in Big Jessie's Tearoom, we laughed quietly when we heard a familiar tune.
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"Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea. My desire is always to be here, oh Mull of Kintyre." First released in the late 1970s by Wings and penned by front singer Paul McCartney, the iconic song Mull of Kintyre might be more famous than the place it describes.. McCartney wrote it in honour of Kintyre, a peninsula in Western Scotland where he purchased a farm in 1966 and which.
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Kintyre Peninsula 5 18 reviews #120 of 264 things to do in Argyll and Bute Historic Walking Areas Write a review What people are saying By Eva T " Excellent place for peaceful holiday " Jul 2021 We spent a week at the peninsula, staying in private accommodation in Muasdale. We visited different places every day.
Aerial view of Tarbert harbour, Kintyre peninsula, Argyll, Scotland Stock Photo Alamy
The Kintyre 66 can be accessed via road, air or the water, which is a pretty special way to arrive. The main way to travel to and from Kintyre is by car or by bus via the A82 and then the A83 - with a short ferry trip to Gigha from Tayinloan on the Kintyre peninsula. From the north of Scotland, come via Oban on the A816 to pick up the A83.
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Kintyre Peninsula. Campbeltown. Things to Do in Campbeltown. Things to Do in Campbeltown, Kintyre Peninsula - Campbeltown Attractions. (if it's a clear day) to Ireland and mainland Scotland. Then it's the steep uphill walk back to the car park. There is a short diversion also to the memorial to the Chinook crash which happened here in 1994.
Evening light on Davaar Island and Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula, Argyll & Bute
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