Clachan is a small village in North
Kintyre
Kintyre (, ) 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 Loch Tarbert, Argyll, East and West Loch Tarbert, Argyll, West Loch Tarbert in t ...
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Argyll & Bute, Scotland. Clachan is the site of an old church, which was the principal church for the North Kintyre area. The church is surrounded by carved stone statues of the chiefs of the
Clan Alasdair. Another group of standing stones (the tallest of which is 3.4 metres), and a burial cist, are found to the south of Clachan, near Ballochroy Farm.
In 1971 it had a population of 108.
The last major battle to be fought in Kintyre took place on the steep slopes of
Loup Hill in May 1689. Here, the local forces of MacDonald of Largie, McAlester of Loup and McNeill of Gallichoille, all strong supporters of
King James VII, were defeated by a government force.
Clachan is also the site of Balinakill House. It was once the home of Coll McAlester, who led the first large settlement of highlanders in
North Carolina
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at Cross Creek in the
Cape Fear River valley in 1739, and later the home of
Sir William MacKinnon. The house is now available for hire for various occasions.
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Villages in Kintyre