West Loch Tarbert
West Loch Tarbert is a long, narrow sea loch on the western side of the Kintyre Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Inlet
- Description: sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, separating Kintyre from Knapdale
- Also known as: “West Loch Tarbert, Argyll” and “West Loch Tarbert, Argyll and Bute”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunmore House and Dùn a’ Choin Duibh.
Dùn a’ Choin Duibh
Archaeological site
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dùn a' Choin Duibh is a hillfort located near Torinturk, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. According to the local shanachies, the fort is named after a black wolfhound which was half wolf, which defended the fort. Dùn a’ Choin Duibh is situated 1½ miles northeast of West Loch Tarbert.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitehouse and Torinturk.
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 2 miles east of West Loch Tarbert.
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 2 miles northeast of West Loch Tarbert.
Ardpatrick
Hamlet
Photo: Lambert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardpatrick is a village at the southwestern extremity of the Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland. The village is built along the north western shore of West Loch Tarbert. Ardpatrick is situated 3 miles southwest of West Loch Tarbert.
West Loch Tarbert
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Norwegian Nynorsk—“West Loch Tarbert” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “West Loch Tarbert”
- Japanese: “西ロッホ・ターバート”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “West Loch Tarbert i Argyll”
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