Kintra
Kintra, meaning "head of the beach" in Scottish Gaelic, is a settlement on the North-Western coast of the Ross of Mull, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Achaban House, standing stone and St Oran’s Chapel.
Achaban House, standing stone
Archaeological site
Photo: JaneMcArtney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achaban House, standing stone is an archaeological site.
St Oran’s Chapel
Church
Photo: Keith Laverack, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Oran's Chapel is a medieval chapel located on the island of Iona in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. Built in the 12th century, the chapel was dedicated to St Oran. St Oran’s Chapel is situated 2 miles west of Kintra.
Iona Church, Iona
Church
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Iona Church, Iona is situated 2 miles southwest of Kintra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fionnphort and Knocknafenaig.
Fionnphort
Photo: Zenit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fionnphort is a small fishing port at the far west of the Ross of Mull, where the ferry crosses to Iona. The population is about 80 and the village has limited accommodation or other amenities.
Knocknafenaig
Locality
Knocknafenaig is a ruined township on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Located in the south-western portion of the island known as the Ross of Mull, Knocknafenaig is an extremely well preserved township that shows many characteristics of the 19th-century and early 20th-century living conditions. Knocknafenaig is situated 4½ miles southeast of Kintra.
Bunessan
Village
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Fionnphort is a small fishing port at the far west of the Ross of Mull, where the ferry crosses to Iona. The population is about 80 and the village has limited accommodation or other amenities. Bunessan is situated 5 miles southeast of Kintra.
Kintra
- Type: Hamlet with 15 residents
- Description: village on Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.34412° or 56° 20′ 39″ northLongitude
-6.34769° or 6° 20′ 52″ westPopulation
15Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C8M8MV2+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 806846877OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2645355Wikidata ID
Q6414403
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Irish—“Kintra” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kintra”
- Dutch: “Kintra”
- French: “Kintra”
- Irish: “Ceann na Trágha”
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