Kennacraig

Kennacraig Scottish Gaelic: Ceann na Creige
The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry MV Hebridean Isles arriving at Kennacraig.
Kennacraig Location 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
UK Parliament	Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute
List of places UK Scotland 55°48′12″N5°28′25″W / 55.803296°N 5.4736237°W / 55.803296; -5.4736237

Kennacraig (Scottish Gaelic : Ceann na Creige) is a hamlet situated on West Loch Tarbert, a five miles (eight kilometres) southwest of Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula, Argyll and Bute, in the west of Scotland. ^[1]

Ferry terminal

Kennacraig to Islay ferry

Caledonian MacBrayne ferries sail from the terminal, on the rocky islet Eilean Ceann na Creige, to Port Ellen or Port Askaig on Islay, and also to Colonsay during the summer season. ^[2]

Western Ferries started a car ferry to Islay from 7 April 1968 ^[3] 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". Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
2. "Kennacraig – Port Ellen / Port Askaig Crossing". Shipsofcalmac.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
3. "Islay Ferry – Past and Present". Islayinfo.com. 7 April 1968. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

External links

• Map sources for Kennacraig

• Port Information, Calmac - website
• Ships of Calmac description and photos.

• Scotland portal