Kintour
| Kintour | |||
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 41 ′ N , 6 ° 3 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | ISLE OF ISLAY | ||
| ZIP code section | PA46 | ||
| prefix | 01496 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
Kintour is a small settlement on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is located about eleven kilometers northeast of the Port Ellen ferry terminal and 800 m west of Aros Bay in the southeast of the island. The village lies on the banks of the Kintour River , which rises on the slopes of the Beinn Uraraidh and flows into Aros Bay.
Although Kintour is located in a sparsely populated part of the island, it can be reached via the road that runs along the south coast from Port Ellen via Lagavulin to Ardtalla . Kintour itself consists of only a few houses. In 1861 there were still 68 people living there in eight families.
Kintour is the closest settlement to the historically and touristic important Celtic cross Kildalton Cross . Furthermore, there are indications that there was once a district of huts with agriculturally used areas near Kintour.
Individual evidence
- ^ Scotland Census 1861
- ↑ Entry on Kildalton Chapel in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Kintour in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Kintour River in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)