Peat Hill

Peat Hill is a locality in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Peat Hill is situated nearby to the locality Fly Hill, as well as near Mid Hill of Bullochreg.

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.

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 Peat 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 2 miles south of Peat Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Bannatyne and Ardbeg.

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 2 miles southeast of Peat 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 Peat Hill.

Colintraive

Village

Photo: SeaDave, CC BY 2.0.

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 northwest of Peat Hill.

Peat Hill

Type: Locality
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.88466° or 55° 53′ 5″ north

Longitude

-5.11954° or 5° 7′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C7PVVMJ+V5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4003877988

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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