Machrihanish
Sign in to saveMachrihanish (, ) is a village in Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland. It is a short distance north of the tip of the Mull of Kintyre, which faces out towards Northern Ireland and the Atlantic.
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Place details
- Locality
- Machrihanish
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
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- located in/on physical feature
- Kintyre
- Commons category
- Machrihanish
- historic county
- Argyll
- P8168
- Frank Turner
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Machrihanish bay
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- Notable people
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Machrihanish (, ) is a village in Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland. It is a short distance north of the tip of the Mull of Kintyre, which faces out towards Northern Ireland and the Atlantic.
==Machrihanish bay== The main sandy beach of Machrihanish Bay runs north to Westport, providing opportunities for surfing. Basic accommodation is available for surfing groups in the Machrihanish village hall. There are static caravans, wooden wigwams and camping spaces at the Machrihanish Holiday Park. The village is one of the start/finish points of the Kintyre Way, one of Scotland's Great Trails. The Scottish Wildlife Trust's Largiebaan nature reserve lies to the south, about along the Kintyre Way.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Machrihanish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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