Aros
Aros is a locality in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Aros is situated nearby to the village Stewarton, as well as near the locality East Darlachan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Campbeltown Airport and Kilchrist Castle.
Campbeltown Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Campbeltown Airport is located at Machrihanish, 3 nautical miles west of Campbeltown, near the tip of the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland.
Kilchrist Castle
Castle
Kilchrist Castle is a castle south west of Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The castle was rebuilt in 1834 by Dugald McTavish, and is 3 storeys high with a corbelled parapet. The vaulted foundations of the castle are of unknown date. Kilchrist Castle is situated 2 miles south of Aros.
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 2½ miles east of Aros.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilchenzie and Campbeltown.
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 2½ miles north of Aros.
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.
Aros
- Type: Locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.42973° or 55° 25′ 47″ northLongitude
-5.66573° or 5° 39′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7PC8HM+VPOpenStreetMap ID
node 526296804OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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