Windy Hill
Windy Hill is an island in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Windy Hill is situated nearby to the locality Ardmaleish, as well as near the village Port Bannatyne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wester Kames Castle and Kames Castle.
Wester Kames Castle
Castle
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Wester Kames Castle is located near Kames Bay near Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute, Scotland. Dating from around 1700, the castle was rebuilt around 1900 from a ruined state. Wester Kames Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Windy Hill.
Kames Castle
Castle
Photo: Richard Dear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kames Castle is a 14th-century tower house located on the shore of Kames Bay near Port Bannatyne, on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. The castle, which is set in 20 acres of planted grounds, includes a 2-acre 18th-century walled garden. Kames Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Windy Hill.
Cnoc an Rath, enclosure
Archaeological site
Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cnoc an Rath, enclosure is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Windy Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Bannatyne and 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 2½ miles southeast of Windy Hill.
Colintraive
Village
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. Colintraive is situated 3 miles north of Windy Hill.
Ardbeg
Village
Ardbeg is a small settlement on the island of Bute in Scotland, in Argyll and Bute. It is on the south side of Port Bannatyne. It developed largely in the 19th century as part of Rothesay's tourist boom. Ardbeg is situated 3 miles southeast of Windy Hill.
Windy Hill
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.88203° or 55° 52′ 55″ northLongitude
-5.1295° or 5° 7′ 46″ westElevation
912 feet (278 metres)Open location code
9C7PVVJC+R5GeoNames ID
12541045
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