Calton
Calton is a suburb in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Calton is situated nearby to the suburb Dalintober, as well as near Askomill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Campbeltown Heritage Centre and Glengyle distillery.
Campbeltown Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Campbeltown Heritage Centre is a museum and heritage centre in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland. The centre is the main repository for social history for the Kintyre Peninsula from around 1700 to the present day, and is run by the Kintyre Amenity Trust.
Glengyle distillery
Distillery
Photo: sebastian.b., CC BY 2.0.
Glengyle distillery is a Scotch whisky production centre in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute. It was opened in 1872, closing in 1925, and reopening in 2000. Its single malts are bottled under the name Kilkerran.
Campbeltown Picture House
Movie theater
Photo: Gary Sutherland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Campbeltown Picture House is a theatre located in Campbeltown, Scotland. Opened in 1913, it was one of the first purpose-built cinemas in Scotland. It is the only remaining example of an Atmospheric theatre in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campbeltown and Kilchenzie.
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.
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 3½ miles northwest of Calton.
Calton
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.42903° or 55° 25′ 45″ northLongitude
-5.6167° or 5° 37′ 0″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
9C7PC9HM+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 523434729OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13267645
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