Tarbert
Tarbert is a station in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Tarbert is situated nearby to the island Eilean a‘ Chòic, as well as near the islet Sgeir Bhuidhe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tarbert Castle and Tarbert Parish Church.
Tarbert Castle
Castle
Photo: Rtomandl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tarbert Castle is located on the southern shore of East Loch Tarbert, at Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, at the north end of Kintyre. Tarbert Castle was a strategic royal stronghold during the Middle Ages and one of three castles at Tarbert. Tarbert Castle is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Tarbert.
Tarbert Parish Church
Church
Tarbert Parish Church is a Category B listed building in Tarbert, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute. Tarbert Parish Church is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Tarbert.
Avinagillan standing stone
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Avinagillan standing stone is a prehistoric menhir on the Kintyre Peninsula of Scotland. The stone is near the hamlet of Avinagillan. Avinagillan standing stone is situated 2 miles southwest of Tarbert.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarbert and Portavadie.
Tarbert
Photo: MSeses, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tarbert is a village in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland. An Tairbeart is a Gaelic term meaning "carry across", indicating an isthmus where small boats could be portaged from one body of water to another.
Portavadie
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portavadie is a village on the shores of Loch Fyne on the coast of the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. The Portavadie complex was built in 1975 by the then Scottish Office for the purpose of constructing concrete platforms for extraction of oil from the North Sea. Portavadie is situated 3½ miles east of Tarbert.
Polphail
Locality
Polphail was a ghost village, located at Portavadie in Argyll & Bute, Scotland. Originally built in the 1970s, it was never occupied and was demolished in 2016. Polphail is situated 4 miles east of Tarbert.
Tarbert
- Type: Station
- Address: Tarbert
- Categories: passenger ship terminal and transportation
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.86613° or 55° 51′ 58″ northLongitude
-5.40376° or 5° 24′ 14″ westOperator
Caledonian MacBrayneNetwork
Caledonian MacBrayneOpen location code
9C7PVH8W+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 269850150OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ferry_terminalOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
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