West Tarbert
West Tarbert is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. West Tarbert is situated nearby to the hamlet Torinturk, as well as near Kennacraig.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Avinagillan standing stone and Tarbert Castle.
Avinagillan standing stone
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Avinagillan standing stone is a prehistoric menhir on the Kintyre Peninsula of Scotland. The stone is near the hamlet of Avinagillan.
Tarbert Castle
Castle
Photo: Rtomandl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tarbert Castle is located on the southern shore of East Loch Tarbert, at Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, at the north end of Kintyre. Tarbert Castle was a strategic royal stronghold during the Middle Ages and one of three castles at Tarbert.
Tarbert Parish Church
Church
Tarbert Parish Church is a Category B listed building in Tarbert, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarbert and Torinturk.
Tarbert
Photo: MSeses, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tarbert is a village in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland. An Tairbeart is a Gaelic term meaning "carry across", indicating an isthmus where small boats could be portaged from one body of water to another.
Torinturk
Hamlet
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torinturk is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Torinturk is 5 miles from Tarbert. Torinturk comes from the Gaelic for the hill of the boar. This is where the last wild boar in Scotland was killed. Torinturk is situated 3 miles southwest of West Tarbert.
Whitehouse
Hamlet
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehouse is a hamlet on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It is located around 5.5 miles southwest of Tarbert and around 25 miles north of Campbeltown. Whitehouse is situated 4½ miles southwest of West Tarbert.
West Tarbert
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.85494° or 55° 51′ 18″ northLongitude
-5.43848° or 5° 26′ 19″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
9C7PVH36+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2757096818OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2634255
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