Campbeltown
Campbeltown (; 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 port.
Key facts
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain
- UK place.scots_name
- Cammeltoun
- UK place.official_name
- Campbeltown
- UK place.type
- Town and former royal burgh
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 101
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 352
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Argyll and Bute
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Argyll and Bute
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Argyll and Bute
- UK place.country
- Scotland
Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Whisky
- Climate
- Culture
- Politics
- Infrastructure
- Telecommunications
- Electricity
- Transport
- Language
- Notable people
- Town twinnings
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Campbeltown (; 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 port.
The 2018 population estimate was 4,600, indicating a reduction since the 2011 census.