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A sad day for Machrihanish Golf Club.
The Machrihanish Golf Club Clubhouse has been destroyed by a blaze which started around lunchtime yesterday 19th December 2018. Thankfully there were no injuries although the Club Steward and his family have been made homeless by the blaze. A ‘GoFundMe page has been created to try and raise some funds to help rebuild the Club […] 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
A relic from another time…
… the remains of a carriage from the Campbeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway Company. 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
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden
‘The Father of Radio Broadcasting.’ “By his genius distant lands converse and men sail unafraid upon the deep” ‘…My parents despaired of me. They saw my future as a church minister or a teacher, but when I closed my eyes and dreamed, I saw an invention that could send voices around the world without using […] 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
Carradale Harbour Grand Opening 1961
A short clip of the Grand Opening Ceremony at Carradale Harbour – 1961. Like Machrihanish, Carradale is another of Kintyre’s hidden gems with a beautiful sheltered harbour opening out into Kilbrannan Sound and a view towards Arran. For more information on the harbour please visit their website: http://www.carradaleharbour.co.uk/ For more info on Machrihanish, visit www,machrihanish.net Read More