Claonaig ( gd, Claonaig, ) is a hamlet on the east coast of the
Kintyre
Kintyre ( gd, Cinn Tìre, ) is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The peninsula stretches about , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south to East and West Loch Tarbert in the north. The region immediately nor ...
peninsula in western Scotland, linked to
Lochranza on the
Isle of Arran by the
CalMac
Caledonian MacBrayne ( gd, Caledonian Mac a' Bhriuthainn), usually shortened to CalMac, is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries, and ferry services, between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands on Scotland's west ...
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
Tarbert ( gd, An Tairbeart) is a place name in Scotland and Ireland. Places named Tarbert are characterised by a narrow strip of land, or isthmus. This can be where two lochs nearly meet, or a causeway out to an island.
Etymology
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. The nearest sizeable villages are Tarbert, Skipness and
Carradale.
From Claonaig, Tarbert is away via the minor B8001 road and the A83. To the south,
Campbeltown 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