Argyll and Bute

Campbeltown Harbour is a commercially flexible port at the southern tip of the beautiful Kintyre peninsula. The Quays and Marina are home to a multitude of activities - fishing, cargo, timber, leisure and cruise ships, with modern facilities, storage and 24-hour CCTV. Quoted from the Argyll and Bute Council website

Caledonian MacBrayne... usually shortened to CalMac, is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries, and ferry services, between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands on Scotland's west coast. Since 2006 the company's official name has been CalMac Ferries Ltd although it still operates as Caledonian MacBrayne. In 2006 it also became a subsidiary of holding company David MacBrayne Ltd, which is owned by the Scottish Government. Quoted from Wikipedia

The Vital Spark is a fictional Clyde puffer, created by Scottish writer Neil Munro. As its captain, the redoubtable Para Handy, often says: "the smertest boat in the coastin' tred". Quoted from Wikipedia

Rhu... is a village and historic parish on the east shore of the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The traditional spelling of its name was Row, but it was changed in the 1920s so that outsiders would pronounce it correctly. The name derives from the Scots Gaelic rubha meaning point. The parish of Row, containing also the town of Helensburgh and most of the village of Garelochhead, was formed out of Roseneath and Cardross in 1643-48. Quoted from Wikipedia

Davaar Island or Island Davaar is located at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch off the east coast of Kintyre, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is a tidal island, linked to the mainland by a natural shingle causeway called the Dhorlin near Campbeltown at low tide. The crossing can be made in around 40 minutes. Quoted from the Wikipedia website.

Dunoon Pier is a famous local landmark, with its iconic Victorian Pier, recently renovated to bring it back to its former glory. Argyll Ferries run the passenger ferry service to Gourock, connecting to the train link to Glasgow. Quoted from the Argyll and Bute Council website

When a body is found in a whisky barrel buried on Dalintober beach, it appears that a notorious local crime, committed over a century ago, has finally been solved. (Blurb for "Dalintober Moon: A Short Story" by Denzil Meyrick ).

The Firth of Clyde is the mouth of the River Clyde and the deepest coastal waters in the British Isles, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire. Quoted from Wikipedia

Local tradition holds that the present burial-ground supersedes an earlier one at Glenakil from which tombstones were removed at the beginning of the 18th century. Quoted from the Tarbert Harbour website

Nestled on the shores of Loch Fyne, some forty miles inland from the Kyles of Bute, East Loch Tarbert is a natural sheltered harbour at the heart of a heritage fishing village. Quoted from the Tarbert Harbour website

High Kirk, also known as the Old Parish Church, is a Church of Scotland church building in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on Kirk Street, just south of the town centre. Constructed in the Gothic revival style, it is a Category B listed building. Quoted from Wikipedia

Dunoon... is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. Quoted from Wikipedia

Local tradition holds that the present burial-ground supersedes an earlier one at Glenakil from which tombstones were removed at the beginning of the 18th century. In the MacAlister burial-enclosure there is recumbent tombstone which can be ascribed to the first half of the 16th century. There are no other tombstones recognisably belonging to the period before 1707. Other, later 18th century tombstones are described. Quoted from the Canmore website

Local tradition holds that the present burial-ground supersedes an earlier one at Glenakil from which tombstones were removed at the beginning of the 18th century. In the MacAlister burial-enclosure there is recumbent tombstone which can be ascribed to the first half of the 16th century. There are no other tombstones recognisably belonging to the period before 1707. Other, later 18th century tombstones are described. Quoted from the Canmore website

Local tradition holds that the present burial-ground supersedes an earlier one at Glenakil from which tombstones were removed at the beginning of the 18th century. In the MacAlister burial-enclosure there is recumbent tombstone which can be ascribed to the first half of the 16th century. There are no other tombstones recognisably belonging to the period before 1707. Other, later 18th century tombstones are described. Quoted from the Canmore website

Inveraray is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is a former royal burgh, the traditional county town of Argyll, and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll. Quoted from Wikipedia

Inveraray is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is a former royal burgh, the traditional county town of Argyll, and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll. Quoted from Wikipedia