Colintraive
Colintraive is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Once the site where cattle were swum across the narrows to the Isle of Bute, the MV Loch Dunvegan — a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne — now provides a link to the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Colintraive Hotel and Eilean Dubh.
Colintraive Hotel
Hotel
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Colintraive Hotel is a hotel and pub in Colintraive, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It was formerly a hunting lodge for John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute.
Eilean Dubh
Island
Photo: Neil McDermott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
This particular Eilean Dubh is sometimes known as Glen Caladh Island and lies just off the Cowal peninsula in the Kyles of Bute. The island is around 0.3 kilometres at its longest length and rises to a height of 19 metres above sea level. Eilean Dubh is situated 1½ miles west of Colintraive.
Eilean Dearg
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Dearg is a small island in Loch Ruel in Argyll, Scotland. The island was once home to a castle, which was destroyed by naval action in Argyll's Rising in 1685. Eilean Dearg is situated 2 miles northwest of Colintraive.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tighnabruaich and Kames.
Tighnabruaich
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tighnabruaich is a village on the Cowal Peninsula, on the western arm of the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. In 2011 the population was 660. Tighnabruaich is situated 3½ miles southwest of Colintraive.
Kames
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kames is a small village on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, on the shore of the west arm of the Kyles of Bute. Kames is now part of a continuous coastal strip of housing that joins onto Tighnabruaich. Kames is situated 4 miles southwest of Colintraive.
Port Bannatyne
Village
Photo: Frankej, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Bannatyne, is a coastal village on the Isle of Bute, Firth of Clyde, Scotland that is home to many steamers. Port Bannatyne developed into the 1900s as a quieter alternative to Rothesay. Port Bannatyne is situated 5 miles southeast of Colintraive.
Colintraive
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.92373° or 55° 55′ 25″ northLongitude
-5.15174° or 5° 9′ 6″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB CVAOpen location code
9C7PWRFX+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 27585257OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2652576Wikidata ID
Q5145735
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Colintraive” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Colintraive”
- Dutch: “Colintraive”
- French: “Colintraive”
- Irish: “Caol an t-Snàimh”
- Polish: “Colintraive”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Caol an t-Snàimh”
- Welsh: “Caol an t-Snàimh”
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