Amelia's photos with the keyword: Argyll & Bute

The Water Is Wide with lyrics - Karla Bonoff

The main sandy beach runs 3.5 miles from Westport to Machrihanish and provides opportunities for surfing. There was a strong offshore wind that day, and the group of surfers from Glasgow University didn't seem keen to give surfing a go. Also the tide was still going out when we were there, so maybe they were waiting.

Having spent a largely miserable and wet day exploring the west coast of North Kintyre, we were delighted to arrive in Crinan to find calm and dryish weather. The sea lock here was very interesting, and the hot cup of coffee + a slice of lemon drizzle cake in this little cafe was most welcome.

The Crinan Canal between Crinan and Ardrishaig in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland is operated by Scottish Canals. The canal, which opened in 1801, takes its name from the village of Crinan at its western end. Approximately nine miles (14 km) long, the canal connects the village of Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp with the Sound of Jura, providing a navigable route between the Clyde and the Inner Hebrides, without the need for a long diversion around the Kintyre peninsula, and in particular the exposed Mull of Kintyre It was designed by civil engineer John Rennie and work started in 1794, but was not completed until 1801, two years later than planned.

Keills Chapel is a simple, rectangular chapel dedicated to St Cormac. It is one of few churches from the 1100s and 1200s surviving in Argyll. The chapel served as the parish church of Knapdale until the parish was split into two in 1734. The chapel stands on a slope above Loch na Cille, with the island of Danna beyond. The cross is a rough plain replica of the shape of the original cross, which is now inside the chapel to protect it from the elements.

Looking over Kilbrannan Sound to the Isle of Arran

From here it's possible to see the coast of Ireland in the distance. La mer de Charles Trénet

From this small beach in the south of Kintyre it's possible to see the coast of Ireland in the distance.

Ailsa Craig (/ˈeɪlsə/; Scottish Gaelic: Creag Ealasaid) is an island of 99 hectares (240 acres) in the outer Firth of Clyde, 16 kilometres (10 miles) west of mainland Scotland, upon which blue hone granite was quarried to make curling stones. The now uninhabited island is formed from the volcanic plug of an extinct volcano.

The kirk at A'Chlèit was completed in 1790 and is the parish kirk of Killean. Built 1787-91 by local builder Thomas Cairns. Many folks drive past this turn-off and miss this little church right on the shoreline.

The kirk at A'Chlèit was completed in 1790 and is the parish kirk of Killean, and was built 1787-91 by local builder Thomas Cairns. Many folks drive past this turn-off and miss this little church right on the shoreline. I wish I had checked to see if the door was unlocked.

Campbeltown Loch I wish you were whisky - Andy Stewart

The Severn class lifeboat is the largest lifeboat in the RNLI fleet. She was developed in the early 1990s and introduced into the fleet in 1995. As an all-weather lifeboat, the Severn can take on the worst sea conditions and comes into her own on long offshore searches and rescues. NAMING CEREMONY & DEDICATION of the Severn Class Lifeboat, 'ERNEST AND MARY SHAW' at OLD QUAY, CAMPBELTOWN (by kind permission of Argyil and Bute Council) on Saturday 28th August 1999 at 230pm. The Lifeboat will be named by.Mrs Mary Shaw. This lifeboat was funded by a generous gift from the estate of the late Ernest Shaw and his widow Mary Shaw