In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Kintyre like this:
Kintyre, peninsula in S. of Argyllshire, between the Firth of Clyde and the Atlantic, attached to Knapdale by the isthmus of Tarbert; is 40 miles long, has an average breadth of 7 miles, and is traversed by a range of hills descending on either side to belts of low sea-board. The principal industries are dairy-farming, fishing, and distilling. ...
Kintyre was the seat of the Dalriadan kingdom, and formed part of the dominions of the Lords of the Isles. At its SW. extremity the peninsula terminates in the Mull of Kintyre, the nearest point of Great Britain to Ireland, from which it is distant only 13 miles; it is crowned with a lighthouse 38 ft. high, with fixed light (Mull of Cantyre) 297 ft. above high water and seen 24 miles.
Kintyre through time
Kintyre is now part of Argyll and Bute district. Click here for graphs and data of how Argyll and Bute has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kintyre itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kintyre in Argyll and Bute | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26132
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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