Ballymenach Anti Aircraft Battery
Ballymenach Anti Aircraft Battery is a military installation in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Ballymenach Anti Aircraft Battery is situated nearby to the cemetery Kilchousland Burial-ground, as well as near Kilchousland Old Parish Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Davaar Lighthouse and Knockruan Loch.
Davaar Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Island Davaar or Davaar Island is located at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch off the east coast of Kintyre Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. Davaar Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Ballymenach Anti Aircraft Battery.
Knockruan Loch
Reservoir
Photo: Derek Tootill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockruan Loch is a reservoir of the impounding variety, located 2.5 kilometres north of Campbeltown, Scotland, and is one of three lochs supplying water to the town. The earthfill dam is 1.82 metres high and was completed in 1931.
Aucha Lochy
Reservoir
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
National grid reference NR72532231 Aucha Lochy is an impounding reservoir, situated 1 km to the north/north east of Campbeltown and is the main source of freshwater for the town. Aucha Lochy is situated 1½ miles west of Ballymenach Anti Aircraft Battery.
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 5 miles west of Ballymenach Anti Aircraft Battery.
Ballymenach Anti Aircraft Battery
Latitude
55.44315° or 55° 26′ 35″ northLongitude
-5.55504° or 5° 33′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C7PCCVV+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 322245471OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kilchousland Burial-ground and Kilchousland Old Parish Church.
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