Kilbrannan Sound

Kilbrannan Sound is a marine water body in the west of . It separates the Kintyre Peninsula from the island of . Kilbrannan Sound is the western arm of the lower .
Wikipedia
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Strait
  • Description: sound in between Kintyre and Arran, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Kilbrennan Sound” and “Killbrannan Sound”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Airds Castle.

Archaeological site
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined medieval castle near , , , . The castle held a position on the summit of a rocky headland between Carradale harbour and the bay of Port Righ, looking across Kilbrannan Sound to the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pirnmill and Grogport.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
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.

Hamlet
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in , Scotland. It lies on the coast of , on the Kilbrannan Sound, across from on the .

Hamlet
Photo: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village situated on the east side of the Peninsula of , overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the , 8 miles from on the B842 road to .

Kilbrannan Sound

Latitude
55.60034° or 55° 36′ 1″ north
Longitude
-5.41326° or 5° 24′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C7PJH2P+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 931842309
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
2645709
Wiki­data ID
Q1741235
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Kilbrannan Sound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Kilbrannan Sound” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “An Caolas Branndanach”
  • Breton: “Kilbrannan Sound”
  • Catalan: “Kilbrannan Sound”
  • Cebuano: “Kilbrannan Sound”
  • Chinese: “基尔布兰南海峡”
  • Chinese: “基爾布蘭南海峽”
  • Galician: “Kilbrannan Sound”
  • German: “Kilbrannan-Sund”
  • Japanese: “キルブラナン水路”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kilbrannan”
  • Slovenian: “Kilbrannan Sound”
  • Swedish: “Kilbrannan Sound”
  • Welsh: “Swnt Kilbrannan”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Kilbrannan Sound”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Imachar and Balliekine.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Triangle Wood and Whitefarland Wood.

Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.