Peninver
Peninver is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Peninver is situated nearby to the hamlet Ballochgair, as well as near Calliburn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kildonan Dun and Knockruan Loch.
Kildonan Dun
Archaeological site
Photo: Gary Sutherland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kildonan Dun is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Peninver.
Knockruan Loch
Reservoir
Photo: Derek Tootill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockruan Loch is a reservoir of the impounding variety, located 2.5 kilometres north of Campbeltown, Scotland, and is one of three lochs supplying water to the town. The earthfill dam is 1.82 metres high and was completed in 1931. Knockruan Loch is situated 2 miles southwest of Peninver.
Lussa Power Station
Power station
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lussa Power Station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Peninver.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campbeltown and Saddell.
Campbeltown
Photo: RobChafer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Campbeltown is a town near the south tip of Kintyre, the long narrow peninsula of Argyll 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.
Saddell
Hamlet
Photo: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saddell is a small Scottish village situated on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula of Argyll and Bute, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the Isle of Arran, 8 miles from Campbeltown on the B842 road to Carradale. Saddell is situated 4½ miles north of Peninver.
Kilchenzie
Village
Kilchenzie is a small farming community situated 5 miles northwest of Campbeltown on the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. It is reached from north and south by the A83 road. In 1961 it had a population of 69. Kilchenzie is situated 5 miles west of Peninver.
Peninver
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.46672° or 55° 28′ 0″ northLongitude
-5.54643° or 5° 32′ 47″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C7PFF83+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 457616546OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12262985
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