Skipness

Tarbert is a village in 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Skipness Castle.

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stands on the east side of the peninsula in , near the village of Skipness. Together with the nearby Kilbrannan Chapel it is a scheduled monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lochranza and Catacol.

Village
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The Isle of Arran is part of in southwest Scotland. It lies in the Firth of Clyde, the broad reach of sea southwest of Glasgow and enclosed by the Ayrshire coast to the east and the Kintyre peninsula to the west. is situated 5 miles southeast of Skipness.

Village
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is a small village on the , in the council area of , Scotland. is situated 5 miles south of Skipness.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet on the in , west of Scotland. It is located around 5.5 miles southwest of and around 25 miles north of . is situated 6 miles west of Skipness.

Skipness

Latitude
55.76682° or 55° 46′ 1″ north
Longitude
-5.34777° or 5° 20′ 52″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
9C7PQM82+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10861387593
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2637707
Wiki­data ID
Q496395
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Satellite Map

Discover Skipness from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Skipness” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Skipness”
  • Dutch: “Skipness”
  • French: “Skipness”
  • German: “Skipness”
  • Hebrew: “סקיפנס”
  • Irish: “Sgibinis”
  • Irish: “Sgibnis”
  • Italian: “Skipness”
  • Low German: “Skipness”
  • Persian: “اسکیپنس”
  • Russian: “Замок Скипнесс”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sgibinis”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sgibnis”
  • Swedish: “Skipness”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Скіпнесс”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Skipness Village Hall and Dunan Breac, dun site.

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