Tarbert (Jura)

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Tarbert
Cottage Behind Farm at Tarbert - geograph.org.uk - 448091.jpg
Coordinates 55 ° 58 ′  N , 5 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 58 ′  N , 5 ° 50 ′  W
Tarbert (Scotland)
Tarbert
Tarbert
administration
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Argyll and Bute

Tarbert is a small settlement on the Scottish Hebridean island of Jura and administratively belongs to the Council Area Argyll and Bute . Tarbert is 17 km from Craighouse . Tarbert can be reached from Lagg via a single-lane road ( A846 ) that leads to Lussagiven . It is located on the east coast of the island on the shores of Tarbert Bay . There are the remains of Cill Chaluim-chille . The name means isthmus .

Individual evidence

  1. Undiscovered Scotland: The Road North on Jura ( English ) Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Gazetteer for Scotland: Tarbert ( English ) Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. Entry on Jura, Tarbert, Cill Chalium-chille  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  4. Parliament Scot: Placenames PZ ( English ) Retrieved August 17, 2020.