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Machrihanish

Machrihanish is a village in , on the west coast of Scotland. It is a short distance north of the tip of the , which faces out towards Northern Ireland and the Atlantic.
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Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Machrihanish Golf Club and Campbeltown Airport.

Building
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a classic Scottish links course situated in Machrihanish north of the . The main course, with views of the western seaboard including the and Ireland, was ranked the No.

Aerodrome
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located at Machrihanish, 3 nautical miles west of , near the tip of the peninsula in on the west coast of . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Machrihanish.

House
is a 19th-century house, located just to the south of Machrihanish on the peninsula, , . The house is the seat of the MacNeals of Lossit and Ugadale, and is protected as a category B listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilchenzie and Campbeltown.

Village
is a small farming community situated 5 miles northwest of on the peninsula in , Scotland. It is reached from north and south by the A83 road. In 1961 it had a population of 69. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Machrihanish.

Photo: RobChafer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town near the south tip of Kintyre, the long narrow peninsula of in the west of Scotland. It's only 60 mi from Glasgow as the crow flies, but 135 mi by road winding around the many lochs and mountain ranges.

Machrihanish

Latitude
55.42335° or 55° 25′ 24″ north
Longitude
-5.73253° or 5° 43′ 57″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB MAC
Open location code
9C7PC7F8+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 335425727
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2643254
Wiki­data ID
Q3778018
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Machrihanish” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Machrihanish”
  • Dutch: “Machrihanish”
  • Finnish: “Machrihanish”
  • French: “Machrihanish”
  • Irish: “Machaire Shanais”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Machaire Shanais”
  • Swedish: “Machrihanish”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Machrihanish Village Hall and Machrihanish Play Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Machrihanish”. Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.