Claonaig ( gd, Claonaig, ) is a hamlet on the east coast of the
Kintyre peninsula in western Scotland, linked to
Lochranza
Lochranza ( gd, Loch Raonasa) is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The population, somewhat in decline, is around 200 people.
Geography
Lochranza is the northernmost of Arran's villages and is located in t ...
on the
Isle of Arran
The Isle of Arran (; sco, Isle o Arran; gd, Eilean Arainn) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at . Historically part of Butesh ...
by the
CalMac ferry in the summer months.
Claonaig is a hamlet south of
Skipness and the location of the slipway for the seasonal ferry for Arran. The ferry terminal has a small car park and bus shelter for the bus service to
Tarbert. The nearest sizeable villages are Tarbert, Skipness and
Carradale
Carradale ( gd, Càradal, ) is a village on the east side of Kintyre, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the west coast of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, approximately from Campbeltown. To the north of Carradale is the coastal pe ...
.
From Claonaig, Tarbert is away via the minor B8001 road and the A83. To the south,
Campbeltown
Campbeltown (; gd, Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain or ) is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Campbeltown became an important centre for Scotch whisky, and a busy fishing ...
can be reached in via the B842 coast road or via the B8001 and the A83 which runs down the west coast of Kintyre ().
A church was built in Claonaig in 1756. The current Parish Church, built in the late-18th or early-19th century, may incorporate some of its fabric. Its western gable has a bell-cot. It has been converted to a house.
References
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Villages in Kintyre