Kennacraig

Kennacraig

The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry MV Hebridean Isles coming in to Kennacraig.
Kennacraig
Kennacraig shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference NR 82400 62130
Council area
  • Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area
  • Argyll and Bute
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TARBERT
Postcode district PA29
Dialling code 01880
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute

Kennacraig (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann na Creige) is a hamlet situated on West Loch Tarbert, a few miles south of Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula, Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland..

Ferry Terminal

Kennacraig to Islay ferry - geograph.org.uk - 127769

Caledonian MacBrayne ferries sail from the terminal, on the rocky islet Eilean Ceann na Creige, to Port Ellen or Port Askaig on Islay and to Colonsay.[1]

Western Ferries started a car ferry to Islay from 7 April 1968[2] and CalMac took over in 1978, having previously used West Loch Tarbert.

Preceding station   Ferry   Following station
Terminus   Caledonian MacBrayne
Islay Ferry		   Port Ellen
    Port Askaig

References

  1. ↑ "Kennacraig - Port Ellen / Port Askaig Crossing". Shipsofcalmac.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  2. ↑ "Islay Ferry - Past and Present". Islayinfo.com. 1968-04-07. Retrieved 2015-06-05.



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