29-409: Campbelltown or Campbeltown can refer to: Places [ edit ] In Scotland Campbeltown , Kintyre, Argyll Campbelltown of Ardersier , near Inverness, often now just referred to as Ardersier to avoid confusion. In Australia Towns/suburbs: Campbelltown, New South Wales Campbelltown Hospital Campbelltown Stadium ,
58-431: A fairly low key annual gathering aimed at promoting the wealth and variety of original music across the area, which started in 2009. The festival is held during the last weekend of May and is open to anyone interested in performing. On Friday 16 June 2006, First Minister Jack McConnell flew to Campbeltown to officially open Campbeltown's new 'Aqualibrium' Centre. Aqualibrium, designed by Page\Park Architects , replaced
87-635: A report by the Scottish Agricultural College as the rural places in Scotland most vulnerable to a downturn. The "vulnerability index" ranked 90 Scottish locations according to factors associated with economic and social change. The West Highland Telegraph was extended to Campbeltown in 1865 when the Universal Private Telegraph Company opened a telegraph office. The first telephone exchange
116-563: A small number of local dairy farmers to take over the running of the Creamery failed in early December 2019. The milk produced in Kintyre is now transported by road tankers to Lockerbie and Mull of Kintyre Cheddar is no longer available. By early December 2019, CS Wind UK had declared 22 jobs redundant. The Scottish government was working with the company to search for long-term solutions. Preliminary discussions did not produce optimism about
145-814: A sports ground used most often for Rugby League matches Campbelltown, South Australia Campbell Town, Tasmania Government areas: Electoral district of Campbelltown , state electoral district in New South Wales City of Campbelltown (New South Wales) , local government area in New South Wales City of Campbelltown, South Australia , local government area in South Australia Electoral district of Campbell Town , former state electoral district in Tasmania In Guyana Campbelltown, Guyana In New Zealand Campbelltown,
174-474: Is a " protected locality " for Scotch Whisky distilling under the UK's Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 . The folk song titled "Campbeltown Loch, I wish you were whisky" is based on the town's history in this industry. As with the rest of Scotland, Campbeltown experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. The nearest official Met Office weather station for which online records are available
203-582: 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. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran (an anglicization of the Gaelic, which means 'head of the loch by
232-498: Is at Campbeltown Airport/ RAF Machrihanish , about 3 mi (4.8 km) west of the town centre. The lowest temperature to be reported in recent years was −12.9 °C (8.8 °F) during December 2010. Campbeltown boasts a museum and a heritage centre . The museum has a varied collection of items from Campbeltown's past, and prehistoric items excavated from sites around Kintyre, such as axeheads, jewellery and combs. The 19th-century building, by John James Burnet , also houses
261-543: Is linked to the rest of Scotland by the A83 (to Tarbet ) and A82 (from Tarbet to Glasgow ). Bus service is provided by West Coast Motors , who also operate services to Glasgow for Scottish Citylink . Ferries sail from Campbeltown to Ballycastle in Northern Ireland , operated by Kintyre Express. The service, which runs to Ballycastle every Friday to Monday during summer months and on Mondays and Fridays during
290-676: Is located at its head. The island of Davaar is located in the loch, and can be reach by foot along a natural shingle causeway at low tide. Oddly, while in English the Loch takes its name from Campbeltown, in Gaelic, Campbeltown takes its name from the loch - "Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain". In October 1558, the English raided "Loch Kilkerran" because of the activities of the Clan MacDonald in Ireland. The Earl of Sussex sailed from Dublin in
319-538: The Mary Willoughby with a small fleet. They burnt farms and houses including Saddell , a castle of James MacDonald of Dunyvaig and Glynnes (died 1565), and then marched south to burn Dunaverty and Machrimore. He then burnt farms on Arran, Bute, and Cumbrae. In 1877 Archibald MacEachern founded a shipyard at Trench Point, at the entrance to the Loch, on what had been 17th century earthworks. Campbeltown Shipbuilding Company Limited, with capital of £60,000,
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#1732772475571348-705: The Campbeltown single malts . At one point it had over 30 distilleries and proclaimed itself "the whisky capital of the world". However, a focus on quantity rather than quality, and the combination of Prohibition and the Great Depression in the United States, led to most distilleries going out of business. Today only three active distilleries remain in Campbeltown: Glen Scotia , Glengyle , and Springbank . Campbeltown
377-573: The West of Scotland Football League Division 4 which largely comprises clubs based in the Greater Glasgow and Inverclyde areas, requiring the Campbeltown team to make a round trip of over 200 miles (320 km) for away fixtures most weekends. Argyll FM is a local radio station based in Campbeltown on 106.5, 107.1 and 107.7. In May 2012 Campbeltown and Dunoon were jointly named in
406-526: The kirk of Ciarán '), Campbeltown was renamed in the 17th century as Campbell's Town after Archibald Campbell ( Earl of Argyll ) was granted the site in 1667. Campbeltown Town Hall was completed in 1760. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution opened Campbeltown Lifeboat Station in 1861. The present building dates from 1996. In addition to the benefits of distilling, and whisky tourism, there were two major employers in 2018, Campbeltown Creamery and CS Wind UK, who provided "a substantial portion of
435-676: The Campbeltown area’s high skilled jobs and are a vital part of the local economy," according to the Scottish government. A report in October 2019 had raised warning signs for the economy of Argyll & Bute; the report also suggested that up to 70 jobs at CS Wind UK could be lost but did not specify a time frame. Both companies confirmed the prediction of job redundancies, leading the Scottish government to hold an emergency summit in November 2019 to discuss steps that might be taken for improving
464-639: The Registrars office and Customer Service Point for Argyll and Bute council and has plaques or exhibits related to famous Kintyre people: for example, William McTaggart and William Mackinnon . Near the museum is the cinema known as the Wee Picture House , a small but distinctive Art Nouveau building of the Glasgow School dating from 1913 and believed to be the oldest surviving purpose-built cinema in Scotland. These buildings are on
493-503: The former name of the town Bluff In the United States Campbelltown, Indiana Campbell Town, NY , a redirect to Campbell, NY Campbelltown, Pennsylvania See also [ edit ] Campbeltown (disambiguation) Campbellton (disambiguation) Campbell (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
522-458: The future stability of the company. The Unite union indicated that while CS Wind had been profitable, it was not receiving an adequate number of orders to sustain full employment. The plant was shut down in 2019 and production shifted to CS Wind's cheaper Vietnam plant in Phú Mỹ . Campbeltown is one of five areas in Scotland categorised as a distinct malt whisky producing region , and is home to
551-462: The island of Great Britain (if the port of Mallaig is not counted as a town). It has the population of a large village, but lays claim to its town status based on its port and its central close grid of streets. Its position near the end of a long peninsula makes for a time-consuming road journey, and to some extent the area relies on sea and air transport, like the Inner Hebrides . However it
580-400: The local economy. Participants included Argyll & Bute Council, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, trades unions and local employers. After the summit, a "working group" was formed in late November 2019. The number of dairy farms supplying Campbeltown Creamery reduced from 147 to 28 and the number of dairy cows fell from 6600 to 2500. Consequently, the Creamery became unviable. A plan by
609-479: The old Campbeltown swimming pool, which was previously closed due to safety concerns; the centre houses Campbeltown's library (with the old building being the museum only), swimming pool, gym, conference centre and 'Mussel Ebb' Cafe. The Kintyre Camanachd are a local shinty team that belongs to the Camanachd Association . The local amateur football team, Campbeltown Pupils AFC, are members of
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#1732772475571638-566: The previously widespread Scottish Gaelic , an enclave of Lowland Scots speech surrounded by Highland Scottish speech. Campbeltown is twinned with Kümmersbruck , Bavaria , Germany. Campbeltown Loch Campbeltown Loch ( Scottish Gaelic : Loch Chille Chiarain ) is a small sea loch near the south of the Kintyre Peninsula facing eastwards towards the Firth of Clyde . The town of Campbeltown , from which it takes its name,
667-627: The title Campbelltown . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Campbelltown&oldid=977506588 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Campbeltown Campbeltown ( / ˈ k æ m b əl t ən / ; Scottish Gaelic : Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain or Ceann Locha )
696-601: The waterfront, as is a 14th-century Celtic cross that also served as a mercat cross . St Kieran ( Ciarán of Clonmacnoise ) lived in this area before the town existed. A cave named after him can be visited at low tide, as can the cave on nearby Island Davaar where pilgrims and tourists go to see a 19th-century crucifixion painting. Campbeltown also hosts the annual Mull Of Kintyre Music Festival, which has seen acts ranging from up-and-coming local bands to well-established groups such as Deacon Blue , The Stranglers and Idlewild perform. The Kintyre Songwriters Festival,
725-476: The winter months, commenced in 2011. In 2006 a foot passenger ferry operated by Kintyre Express ran between Campbeltown and Troon every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with a crossing time of one hour in calm weather. By 2007 this ferry no longer ran, although the vessel can be chartered privately. Starting 23 May 2013, Caledonian MacBrayne began operating a ferry service across the Firth of Clyde to Ardrossan , calling at Brodick on Saturdays. Campbeltown
754-483: Was built in the former premises of the Co-operative Society’s laundry. Two 150 h.p. oil fired engines drove the generators built by Ruston and Honsby. The street lighting in the town was converted from gas to electricity in 1936. Campbeltown Airport is near the town, and has a scheduled service to/from Glasgow International Airport on weekdays and some summer Sundays. The town is the westernmost town in
783-415: Was formed in 1917. The yard closed in 1922, after building 115 ships. Campbeltown Shipyard Ltd, a subsidiary of Lithgows (1969) Ltd , opened on the same site in 1969 and built 101 fishing and other small boats until 1997. In 2009 a slipway, jetty and some buildings remained. The loch is immortalised in the folk song of the same name, repopularized by Andy Stewart in the 1960s. In the song (see below)
812-647: Was linked to Machrihanish by a canal (1794 – mid-1880s) that was superseded by the Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway , which closed in 1932. The railway, which was originally built to serve the Machrihanish Coalfield , ran from Campbeltown railway station to Machrihanish railway station . Campbeltown is one of the few communities in the Scottish Highlands where the Scots language predominated in recent centuries, rather than
841-610: Was opened by the National Telephone Company in the early 1900s. It was modernised in 1939 with the introduction of direct dialling and went digital in 1991 following the upgrade of the Lochgilphead exchange. Electricity for domestic consumption arrived on 17 October 1935 when the Campbeltown and Mid Argyll Electric Power Company’s new power station in Glebe Street was inaugurated. The power station
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