Kennacraig (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann na Creige) is a hamlet situated on West Loch Tarbert, a five miles (eight kilometres) southwest of Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula, Argyll and Bute, in the west of Scotland.[1]
Kennacraig
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 The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry MV Hebridean Isles arriving at Kennacraig. | |
  Kennacraig Location within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NR 82400 62130 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TARBERT |
| Postcode district | PA29 |
| Dialling code | 01880 |
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Ferry terminal
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Caledonian MacBrayne ferries sail from the terminal, on the rocky islet Eilean Ceann na Creige, to Port Ellen or Port Askaig on Islay, and also to Colonsay during the summer season.[2]
Western Ferries started a car ferry to Islay from 7 April 1968[3] and CalMac took over in 1978, having previously used West Loch Tarbert.
| Preceding station | Ferry | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Caledonian MacBrayne Islay Ferry |
Port Ellen | ||
| Port Askaig |
References
edit- ^ "Kennacraig". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Kennacraig - Port Ellen / Port Askaig Crossing". Shipsofcalmac.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Islay Ferry - Past and Present". Islayinfo.com. 7 April 1968. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
External links
edit- Map sources for Kennacraig
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