Gortan
Gortan is a dwelling in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Gortan is situated nearby to the forest Balegreggan Glen, as well as near the village Kilchenzie.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Campbeltown Heritage Centre and Springbank.
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. Campbeltown Heritage Centre is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Gortan.
Springbank
Distillery
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Springbank is a family-owned single malt whisky distillery on the Kintyre peninsula in western Scotland. It is owned by J & A Mitchell & Company, which also owns the Glengyle distillery, the oldest independent bottler, William Cadenheads, and several blended scotch labels. Springbank is situated 1 mile southeast of Gortan.
Glengyle distillery
Distillery
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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. Glengyle distillery is situated 1 mile southeast of Gortan.
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 3 miles northwest of Gortan.
Gortan
- Type: Dwelling
- Categories: locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.43323° or 55° 25′ 60″ northLongitude
-5.63246° or 5° 37′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7PC9M9+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 13920873793OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwelling
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