Flower of Scotland
New range of gifts available at the Machrihanish Online Cafepress Store… These are all featuring an exclusive Machrihanish Online image of a Thistle, taken at The Gauldrons, Machrihanish, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland. Read More
Tam o’ Shanter
With Burns night only a few days away I thought I would share my favourite Burns work; Tam O’ Shanter: When chapmen billies leave the street, And drouthy neibors, neibors meet, As market days are wearing late, An’ folk begin to tak the gate; While we sit bousing at the nappy, And getting fou and […] Read More
A Man’s A Man For A’ That
A Man’s A Man For A’ That – By Robert Burns – 1795 Is there for honest Poverty That hings his head, an’ a’ that; The coward slave-we pass him by, We dare be poor for a’ that! For a’ that, an’ a’ that. Our toils obscure an’ a’ that, The rank is but the […] Read More
Dunaverty Rock, Southend, Kintyre.
Site of Dunaverty Castle and the infamous massacre in 1647. For more info on the massacre click HERE Southend Community Website. Read More
Professional Scotsman Golf Balls…
There are no balls like Professional Scotsman Golf Balls… Be the envy of your friends with your Professional Scotsman Balls 😉 Sold in packs of 3 ( Three ) Get yours HERE Read More
Davaar Island Lighthouse
Davaar Island was originally known as the island of Sanct Barre around 1449 -1508. The modern name of ‘Davaar’ comes from the older Do Bharre – thy St Barre. (Dr Gillies in his “Place Names of Argyll” accepts the popular derivation of the double-pointed (Da-Bharr) Island.) Davaar, situated at the entrance to Campbeltown Loch, is […] Read More
The Creature from Innean nan Gailleann
This poor creature was washed up at Fionnport, near the Gauldrons, Machrihanish, Kintyre, Scotland. Click the image above for a short video clip. For more info on The Gauldrons or Machrihanish: http://www.machrihanish.net/gauldrons Read More
Arrival at the White Hart Hotel, Campbeltown
Arrival at the White Hart Hotel, Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland. Filmed in 1914 – Soldiers from the 7th & 9th Battalion’s Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders bound for camp and arriving at Campbeltown, together with their supplies in horse-drawn carts and wagons. The film ends at the Ugadale Arms Hotel, Machrihanish, panning past what is now […] Read More
Machrihanish Wildlife
For an unparalleled wildlife experience with superb bird watching and spectacular scenery, Machrihanish offers what is arguably the very best of Kintyre. Thanks to the dedication of the wardens the Observatory has become the focus of bird watching activity in Kintyre and arrangements regarding its future management are secure. More Info and Images. Images courtesy […] Read More
The Gauldrons…
The Gauldrons (“Innean nan Gailleann” – Innean or Bay of Storms) For a scrollable, zoom-able, panoramic view of The Gauldrons please click the link below: http://www.machrihanish.net/im…/ms-test/IMG_3792_stitch.html A couple of books by local authors describe the area beautifully…..the books describe the areas from different points of view, sometimes historical at others poetical but at all times […] Read More
A wee drive from Campbeltown to Tarbert
A wee drive from Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland to Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland. Video by Machrihanish Online Recorded 15th August 2014 Join us on facebook: www.facebook.com/machrihanishonline Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/machrihanish Read More
BRS Transport link from Glasgow to Campbeltown in the 1950’s
A fascinating look back at the BRS Transport link from Glasgow to Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland. 1950’s Amazing to see how some things change while others stay the same 🙂 Copyright British Transport Films. Read More
Wind and Rain, Carradale
Wind and Rain, Carradale. By William McTaggart – 1883 One of the finest painters Scotland has produced. Read More
Calling all Professional Scotsmen…
Click the picture to buy your Professional Scotsman T-Shirt … Read More
The Campbeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway Company
The Life and Times of the Canal and Railway: CANAL: 1773 – Campbeltown and Machrihanish Canal Canal surveyed between Machrihanish colliery and Campbeltown. 1783 – Campbeltown and Machrihanish Canal Under construction. 1794 – Campbeltown and Machrihanish Canal Opened. 1875 – Campbeltown and Machrihanish Canal Taken over by the Argyll Coal and Canal Company who intend […] Read More
Campbeltown
Campbeltown – The Wee Toon Campbeltown (in Gaelic: “Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain”) is a town and royal burgh in Argyll, Scotland, located by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran (in English: The head of the loch by the kirk of St. Kieran – this form is still used in Gaelic). It […] Read More
McTaggart and Machrihanish
William McTaggart 1835 – 1910 William McTaggart was one of the finest painters Scotland has produced, and an original genius, a pioneer of impressionism before it even had a label. In his early years he taught himself drawing and painting, and already at the age of twelve he was able to earn extra money and […] Read More
Machrihanish
Machrihanish (in the old tongue: Machaire Shanais) – Located on the Kintyre Peninsula, Argyll, on the West Coast of Scotland. Facing outwards to Ireland and the Atlantic, famous for it’s sunsets and Golf, amongst other things of course. Machrihanish has a classic links golf course, the original Machrihanish Golf Club course, designed by Old Tom […] Read More
1918-2018 Thank You
Roll of honour from the Campbeltown and Parish War Memorial for 1914-1918. Total names on memorial: 349 In Flanders Fields By John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns […] Read More
HMS Landrail and RAF Machrihanish gifts now available.
After a recent request for RAF Machrihanish giftware we have created a few items that might be of interest. Lots more items available, please click the links for details; RAF Machrihanish and HMS Landrail More info on RAF Machrihanish or HMS Landrail Please note that the purchase of any of these items help to keep […] Read More
Bonnie Scotland – Campbeltown
A set of six Tuck ‘Oilette’ Postcards that show a variety of views of Campbeltown. ” order_by=”filename” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] The set is from around 1907. Read More