East Loch Tarbert

East Loch Tarbert is a bay in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. East Loch Tarbert is situated nearby to the hamlet West Tarbert, as well as near the locality Stonefield.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tarbert Castle and Tarbert Parish Church.

Tarbert Castle

Castle

Photo: Rtomandl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tarbert Castle is located on the southern shore of East Loch Tarbert, at Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, at the north end of Kintyre. Tarbert Castle was a strategic royal stronghold during the Middle Ages and one of three castles at Tarbert.

Tarbert Parish Church

Church

Tarbert Parish Church is a Category B listed building in Tarbert, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute.

Anchor Hotel and Seabed Restaurant

Restaurant

Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarbert and Portavadie.

Tarbert

Photo: MSeses, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tarbert is a village in Argyll and Bute 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.

Portavadie

Village

Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Portavadie is a village on the shores of Loch Fyne and the coast of the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. Portavadie is also the site of a yard built for the construction of oil platforms, which has since been converted into a marina. Portavadie is situated 3½ miles east of East 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 4½ miles southwest of East Loch Tarbert.

East Loch Tarbert

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.86667° or 55° 52′ north

Longitude

-5.4° or 5° 24′ west

Open location code

9C7PVH8X+MX

GeoNames ID

2650390

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