Kintra

Not to be confused with Kentra.
Kintra
Scottish Gaelic: Ceann na Tràgha

Kintra, houses and the foreshore
Kintra
 Kintra shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNM312252
Civil parishKilfinichen and Kilvickeon
Council areaArgyll and Bute
Lieutenancy areaArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF MULL
Postcode district PA66
Dialling code 01681
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentArgyll and Bute
Scottish ParliamentArgyll and Bute
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 56°20′35″N 6°20′56″W / 56.343°N 6.349°W / 56.343; -6.349

Kintra (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann na Tràgha) is a settlement on the North-Western coast of the Ross of Mull, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon.[1] It has approximately 15 permanent residents, in addition to seasonal or recreational visitors. Most of the settlement is in the form of a line of houses parallel to the shore (a small, unpaved road, low defense wall and grassy area separate the beach from the houses).

The size of the beach is very much dependent on the tide: at high tide, there may be no beach and much of the grassy area is submerged. At low tide, there may be up to 50 m of beach. The bay in which Kintra resides is sheltered by numerous, small islands and outcrops composed of local granite stones. Kintra lies about 2 miles north east of Fionnphort (near Iona).

References

  1. "Details of Kintra". Scottish Places. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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