Tayinloan
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 39 ′ N , 5 ° 40 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 100 (1971 census) | ||
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| Post town | TARBERT | ||
| ZIP code section | PA29 | ||
| prefix | 01764 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
Tayinloan is a small town in the Scottish Council Area Argyll and Bute . It is located on the east coast of the Kintyre Peninsula about 25 km southwest of Tarbert and 27 kilometers northwest of Campbeltown . The 1971 census recorded 100 inhabitants in Tayinloan.
traffic
Tayinloan is located directly on the A83 , which connects Kintyre with the Central Belt from Campbeltown . There is no railway connection. There is a jetty on the coast, which is regularly served by ferries. There is currently only one connection to Ardminish on Gigha Island . The five-kilometer journey across Gigha Sound takes around 20 minutes.
Attractions
At Tayinloan there are three monuments from the highest Scottish monument category A. The mansion Killean House dates from the 1880s. John Burnet acted as the architect of the house . The 12th-century Killean Chapel is now only in ruins. Numerous medieval tombstones and cross slabs can be seen in the surrounding cemetery . The semi-detached Doll's Houses are designed by John James Burnet and were completed in 1895.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Information from the ferry operator ( memento of the original dated December 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
