Aucha Lochy
#4184 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
National grid reference NR72532231 ()
ScotlandUnited Kingdom
Aucha Lochy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Campbeltown Picture House, Crosshill Loch, Kilchousland Chapel, Island Davaar.
Cinema, NightlifeCampbeltown Picture House, Campbeltown
37 min walk • The Campbeltown Picture House is a theatre located in Campbeltown, Scotland. Opened in 1913, it was one of the first purpose-built cinemas in Scotland. It is the only remaining example of an Atmospheric theatre in Scotland.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeCrosshill Loch
57 min walk • Crosshill Loch is an impounding reservoir, located 1 kilometre south of the centre of Campbeltown, and is the source of water for the town's Whisky Distilleries: Springbank, Glengyle and Glen Scotia. The earthen dam is 14.3 metres high. Records show the dam was constructed prior to 1868.
RuinsKilchousland Chapel
42 min walk • Kilchousland Chapel is a medieval chapel near Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Built in the 12th century, the chapel was dedicated to St. Constantine.
Island featuring caves and a lighthouseIsland Davaar
67 min walk • Island Davaar or Davaar Island is located at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch off the east coast of Kintyre, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Forts and castlesKilchrist Castle
92 min walk • Kilchrist Castle is a castle south west of Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The castle was rebuilt in 1834 by Dugald McTavish, and is 3 storeys high with a corbelled parapet. The vaulted foundations of the castle are of unknown date.
History museum, MuseumCampbeltown Heritage Centre, Campbeltown
40 min walk • The Campbeltown Heritage Centre is a museum and heritage centre in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland. The centre is the main repository for social history for the Kintyre Peninsula from around 1700 to the present day, and is run by the Kintyre Amenity Trust.
Forts and castlesTangy Loch Castle
99 min walk • Tangy Loch Castle is a ruined fortified dwelling on an islet in Tangy Loch, Kintyre, Scotland. It is about 5 miles/8 km north of Campbeltown. It was formerly connected to land by a causeway, which is now submerged. The MacEachan family held the castle in the 17th century.
Factory tours, Tours, BrewerySpringbank Distillery, Campbeltown
36 min walk • The Springbank distillery is a family-owned single malt whisky distillery on the Kintyre Peninsula in western Scotland. It is owned by J & A Mitchell & Company, which also owns the Glengyle distillery, the oldest independent bottler, William Cadenheads, and several blended scotch labels.
Distillery, Whiskey distilleryGlen Scotia Distillery, Campbeltown
28 min walk • Glen Scotia distillery or sometimes affectionately known as The Scotia or Old Scotia is a distillery that is a producer of single malt Scotch whisky. The distillery was founded in 1832 and is one of just three distilleries left in Campbeltown, the smallest whisky region.
Distillery, Whiskey distilleryGlengyle distillery, Campbeltown
34 min walk • Glengyle distillery is a long-established Scotch whisky production centre in Campbeltown, Argyll & Bute, that closed down in 1925. In 2000 it was totally re-planned as the first new Scottish distillery of the millennium. Its single malts are bottled under the name Kilkerran.
GolfMachrihanish Links, Campbeltown
122 min walk • The Machrihanish Golf Club is a classic Scottish links course situated in Machrihanish north of the Mull of Kintyre. The main course, with views of the western seaboard including the Paps of Jura and Ireland, was ranked the No. 39 course outside of the United States by Golf Digest in 2005.
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