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Kintyre (Scottish Gaelic: Cinn Těre ) is a peninsula in western Scotland
Scotland

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, in the south-west of Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 Council areas of Scotland; and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead....
. The region stretches approximately 30 miles (48 km), from the Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre

The Mull of Kintyre is the most southwesterly section of the long Kintyre Peninsula in southwestern Scotland, approximately 10 miles from Campbeltown....
 (immortalised in the song of the same name
Mull of Kintyre (song)

"Mull of Kintyre" is a popular 1977 song by former the Beatles Paul McCartney and his band Wings . The song was written by McCartney and bandmate Denny Laine in tribute to the picturesque Kintyre peninsula in Argyll & Bute, Scotland, where McCartney had owned a home and recording studio since the late 1960s....
 by Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney Member of the Order of the British Empire is a multiple Grammy Award-winning England singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer, Painting, and Animal rights....
) in the south, to East Loch Tarbert in the north. The region immediately north of the peninsula is known as Knapdale
Knapdale

Knapdale forms a rural district of Argyll and Bute in the Scotland 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 (18 km) from west coast to east coast.






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Kintyre
Kintyre (Scottish Gaelic: Cinn Těre ) is a peninsula in western Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, in the south-west of Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 Council areas of Scotland; and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead....
. The region stretches approximately 30 miles (48 km), from the Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre

The Mull of Kintyre is the most southwesterly section of the long Kintyre Peninsula in southwestern Scotland, approximately 10 miles from Campbeltown....
 (immortalised in the song of the same name
Mull of Kintyre (song)

"Mull of Kintyre" is a popular 1977 song by former the Beatles Paul McCartney and his band Wings . The song was written by McCartney and bandmate Denny Laine in tribute to the picturesque Kintyre peninsula in Argyll & Bute, Scotland, where McCartney had owned a home and recording studio since the late 1960s....
 by Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney Member of the Order of the British Empire is a multiple Grammy Award-winning England singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer, Painting, and Animal rights....
) in the south, to East Loch Tarbert in the north. The region immediately north of the peninsula is known as Knapdale
Knapdale

Knapdale forms a rural district of Argyll and Bute in the Scotland 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 (18 km) 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
Ulster

Ulster is one of the four Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster. The name is sometimes informally used as a synonym for Northern Ireland, one of the countries of the United Kingdom, although Northern Ireland covers only two thirds of Ulster....
 to western Scotland and the Vikings or Norsemen
Norsemen

Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who speak one of the North Germanic languages as their native language. The meaning of Norseman was "people from the North" and was applied primarily to Nordic people originating from southern and central Scandinavia....
 who conquered and settled the area just before the start of the second millennium.

The principal town of the area is Campbeltown
Campbeltown

Campbeltown is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran - this form is still used in Gaelic....
 (about 9 km by road from the Mull), which has been a royal burgh since the mid-18th century. 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
Whisky

Whisky or whiskey refers to a broad category of Distilled beverages that are distilled from Fermentation grain Mashing and aged in wooden casks ....
. Campbeltown Single Malts
Campbeltown Single Malts

Campbeltown Single Malts are single malt Scotch whiskies distilled in the burgh of Campbeltown, Scotland, on the Kintyre peninsula. Once a major producer of whisky with as many as 28 distilleries, and claiming the title "whisky capital of the world", the area has since declined, due to economic depression and the area's increasing associati...
 include the multi-award winning 'Springbank
Springbank Distillery

Springbank Distillery is one of the last surviving producers of Campbeltown Single Malts. The distillery, located on the southern Kintyre peninsula, produces three distinct types of single malt Scotch whisky....
'.

Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary
Kintyre Pursuivant

Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is the title of a Scotland Officer of Arms. The office is currently vacant, as the reduction in the number of pursuivants in the Court of the Lord Lyon from six to three in the late 19th century means only three titles are in use at any one time....
, one of the officers of arms
Officer of arms

An officer of arms is a person appointed by a Sovereignty or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions:*to control and initiate Armory matters...
 at the Court of the Lord Lyon
Court of the Lord Lyon

The Court of the Lord Lyon, also known as the Lyon Court, is a standing court of law which regulates heraldry in Scotland. Like the College of Arms in England it maintains the register of grants of coat of arms, known as the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland, as well as records of genealogies....
 is named after this peninsula.

Towns and villages in Kintyre

Bellochantuy
Bellochantuy

Bellochantuy is a small coastal hamlet located on the A83 in Argyll , Scotland around 10 miles north of Campbeltown.Argyll Hotel Bellochanty became the first mainland building in Britain damaged by enemy action when strafed by a German aircraft....
, Campbeltown
Campbeltown

Campbeltown is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran - this form is still used in Gaelic....
, Carradale
Carradale

Carradale is 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....
, Clachan
Clachan, Kintyre

Clachan is a small village in North Kintyre, Argyll & Bute. Clachan, the ancient seat of the Church in North Kintyre, houses the old church, surrounded by the carved stones of the Chiefs of the Clan Alasdair....
, Claonaig
Claonaig

Claonaig is a small village on the Eastern coast of the Kintyre peninsula in western Scotland, linked to Lochranza on the Isle of Arran by ferry....
, Drumlemble
Drumlemble

Drumlemble is a small village on the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.The village consists of the main settlement of Drumlemble and the two outlying settlements of Easter and Wester Drumlemble....
, Glenbarr
Glenbarr

Glenbarr is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the west cost of the Kintyre peninsula. Nearby Glenbarr Abbey, an 18th century residence, today serves as a visitor centre for the history of Clan MacAlister....
, Grogport
Grogport

Grogport is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom. It lies on the coast of Scotland, near Kilbrannan Sound, across from the Isle of Arran....
, Kilchenzie, Machrihanish
Machrihanish

Machrihanish is a village in Argyll, Scotland. Machrihanish boasts a machrihanish golf course described by many as the defining links course in Scotland....
, Muasdale, Peninver
Peninver

Peninver is a small village situated on the east coast of Kintyre, Scotland, close to Campbeltown....
, Saddell
Saddell

Saddell is a small Scotland 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
Skipness

Skipness is a small hamlet on the east coast of Kintyre in Scotland, a few miles south of Tarbert, Kintyre and facing the Isle of Arran.There is a ruined castle and Kilbrannan Chapel, which contains some rare grave slabs....
, Southend
Southend, Kintyre

Southend is the main settlement at the southern end of the Kintyre peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies 8 miles south of Campbeltown, the main town in the area....
, Stewarton
Stewarton, Kintyre

Stewarton, Kintyre is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland....
, Tayinloan
Tayinloan

Tayinloan is a village situated on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village has a sub post office and general store, a small hotel....
, Tarbert, and Whitehouse
Whitehouse, Kintyre

Whitehouse is a hamlet on the Kintyre peninsula of Argyll and Bute, Scotland....
.

Transport


Information on all forms of public transport is available from

Bus & coach services

  • Long distance coach services to and from Glasgow
    Glasgow

    Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
     are operated by and Scottish Citylink
    Scottish Citylink

    Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd is a long distance express Coach operator in Scotland and the Republic of Ireland . The company was formed as a subsidiary of Scottish Transport Group in June 1985....
  • Bus services throughout the Kintyre peninsula are operated by alone.


Flights

  • Available between Glasgow International Airport
    Glasgow International Airport

    Glasgow International Airport is located west of Glasgow city centre, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew in Renfrewshire, Scotland.In 2007 the airport handled 8,795,727 passengers making it the 2nd busiest in Scotland, and eighth Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic....
     and Campbeltown Airport
    Campbeltown Airport

    Campbeltown Airport is located west of Campbeltown, near the tip of the Kintyre peninsula on the west coast of Scotland. It is still owned by the Ministry of Defence , under a 'care and maintenance' programme, but a part of the airfield is now run as a commercial enterprise by the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, a company under the...


Ferry services

  • Operated by Caledonian MacBrayne
    Caledonian MacBrayne

    Caledonian MacBrayne is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands on Scotland's west coast....
     on the following routes:
    • Claonaig
      Claonaig

      Claonaig is a small village on the Eastern coast of the Kintyre peninsula in western Scotland, linked to Lochranza on the Isle of Arran by ferry....
       - Lochranza
      Lochranza

      Lochranza is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The population, somewhat in decline, is around 200 people....
       (in Summer)
    • Kennacraig
      Kennacraig

      Kennacraig is a hamlet situated on West Loch Tarbert, a few miles south of Tarbert, Kintyre on the Kintyre peninsula.Caledonian MacBrayne ferries sail from Kennacraig to Port Ellen or Port Askaig on Islay....
       - Islay
      Islay

      Islay , a Scotland island, known as "The Queen of the Hebrides" , is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides. It lies in Argyll just to the west of Jura, Scotland and around north of the Irish coast, which can be seen on a clear day....
    • Tarbert - Lochranza
      Lochranza

      Lochranza is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The population, somewhat in decline, is around 200 people....
       (in Winter)
    • Tarbert - Portavadie
      Portavadie

      Portavadie is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland....
    • Tayinloan
      Tayinloan

      Tayinloan is a village situated on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village has a sub post office and general store, a small hotel....
       - Gigha
      Gigha

      The Isle of Gigha is a small island off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland. The island forms part of Argyll and Bute and has a population of about 150 people, many of whom speak Scottish Gaelic....


  • Operated by :
    • Campbeltown
      Campbeltown

      Campbeltown is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran - this form is still used in Gaelic....
       - Troon
      Troon

      Troon is a town in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated on the west coast, about eight miles north of Ayr and three miles northwest of Glasgow Prestwick International Airport....
       (starting May 2006)


Railways

No railways remain in use but there was a light railway
Light railway

Light railway refers to a railway built at lower costs and to lower standards than typical "heavy rail". This usually means the railway uses lighter weight track, and is more steeply graded and tightly curved to avoid civil engineering costs....
 from Campbeltown to Machrihanish from 1876 until 1931, initially built to transport coal. (see Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway
Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway

The Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway was a narrow gauge railway in Kintyre, Scotland, between the towns of Campbeltown and Machrihanish....
)

Places of historic interest

  • Clachan Church - carved medieval grave slabs
  • Kilchenzie church
  • Kilchousland Chapel, near Peninver
    Peninver

    Peninver is a small village situated on the east coast of Kintyre, Scotland, close to Campbeltown....
  • Kilcomkill, Southend
    Southend, Kintyre

    Southend is the main settlement at the southern end of the Kintyre peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies 8 miles south of Campbeltown, the main town in the area....
     - St Columba's Chapel, carved grave slabs, "St. Columba's footprints" nearby
  • Killean - St. John's Church - "most important medieval parish church in Kintyre" - carved grave slabs
  • 18th century Killean and Kilchenzie Church (united parish) at A'Chleit
  • Saddell
    Saddell

    Saddell is a small Scotland 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....
     Abbey
  • Saddell
    Saddell

    Saddell is a small Scotland 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....
     Castle
  • Skipness
    Skipness

    Skipness is a small hamlet on the east coast of Kintyre in Scotland, a few miles south of Tarbert, Kintyre and facing the Isle of Arran.There is a ruined castle and Kilbrannan Chapel, which contains some rare grave slabs....
     Castle
  • Tarbert Castle


Prehistoric sites


  • Ballochroy standing stones
  • Beacharr standing stone, near Tayinloan
  • Corriechrevie cairn
    Chambered cairn

    A chambered cairn is a burial monument, usually constructed during the Neolithic, consisting of a cairn of stones inside which a sizeable chamber was constructed....
     - intact
  • Dun
    Dun

    Dun is now used both as a generic term for a fort and also for a specific variety of Atlantic roundhouse. In some areas they seem to have been built on any suitable crag or hillock, particularly south of the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth down across the border into Northumberland....
     Skeig - Iron Age
    Iron Age

    In archaeology, the Iron Age was the stage in the development of any people in which tools and weapons whose main ingredient was iron were prominent....
     forts near Clachan
  • Kildonan galleried dun
    Dun

    Dun is now used both as a generic term for a fort and also for a specific variety of Atlantic roundhouse. In some areas they seem to have been built on any suitable crag or hillock, particularly south of the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth down across the border into Northumberland....
  • A crag near the chapel of Keil and St. Columba's Well, between Dunaverty Bay and Carskey in Kintyre, has two footprints carved at a place where St. Columba is reputed to have first set foot in Dál Riata
    Dál Riata

    D?l Riata was a Gaels overkingdom on the western seaboard of Scotland with some territory on the northern coasts of Ireland. In the late 6th and early 7th century it encompassed roughly what is now Argyll and Bute and Lochaber in Scotland and also County Antrim in Northern Ireland....
    , Scotland. One is recent and the other genuinely old. Kingship rituals may have been connected with this petrosomatoglyph
    Petrosomatoglyph

    A petrosomatoglyph is an image of parts of a human or animal body incised in rock. Many were created by Celtic peoples, such as the Picts, Gaels, Ireland, Cornish people, Cumbrians, Breton peoples and Wales....
    .


Associated Peerage Titles


  • Duke of Kintyre
    Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre

    Robert Bruce Stuart, Duke of Kintyre was the fifth child of James I of England and Anne of Denmark. On 2 May 1602 he was created Duke of Kintyre and Lorne, Marquess of Wigton, Earl of Carrick, and Lord of Annandale, all in the Peerage of Scotland....
     (extinct)
  • Marquess of Kintyre and Lorne
    Duke of Argyll

    The title Duke of Argyll was created in the British Peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful, if not the most powerful, noble family in Scotland....
     (subsidiary title of the Duke of Argyll)


Trivia

The Mull of Kintyre test
Mull of Kintyre test

The Mull of Kintyre test was an unofficial guideline said to have been used by the British Board of Film Classification in the United Kingdom to decide whether an image of a man's penis could be shown....
 is an unofficial guideline of the British Board of Film Classification
British Board of Film Classification

The British Board of Film Classification , originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for film, DVD and some video game classification within the United Kingdom....
 for the censorship
Censorship

Censorship is the suppression of freedom of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable, harmful or sensitive, as determined by a censor....
 of adult films and images
Pornography

Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer. It is to a certain extent similar to erotica, which is the use of sexually arousing imagery....
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