Claonaig

Claonaig (Scottish Gaelic: Claonaig, pronounced [ˈkʰl̪ˠɯːnɛkʲ]) is a hamlet on the east coast of the Kintyre peninsula in western Scotland, linked to Lochranza on the Isle of Arran by the CalMac ferry MV Catriona in the summer months.

Claonaig

The Isle of Arran and the CalMac ferry from the slipway at Claonaig
Claonaig
Location within Argyll and Bute
Council area
  • Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area
  • Argyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTARBERT
Postcode districtPA29
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament

Claonaig is a hamlet 1 mile (2 kilometres) south of Skipness and the location of the slipway for the seasonal ferry for Arran. The ferry terminal has a small car park and bus shelter for the bus service to Tarbert. The nearest sizeable villages are Tarbert, Skipness and Carradale.[1][2] From Claonaig, Tarbert is 10 mi (16 km) away via the minor B8001 road and the A83. To the south, Campbeltown can be reached in 28 mi (45 km) via the B842 coast road or via the B8001 and the A83 which runs down the west coast of Kintyre (36 mi or 58 km).

A church was built in Claonaig in 1756. The current Parish Church, built in the late-18th or early-19th century, may incorporate some of its fabric. Its western gable has a bell-cot. It has been converted to a house.[3]

Preceding station   Ferry   Following station
Terminus   Caledonian MacBrayne
Arran Ferry
(Summer only)		   Lochranza

References
  1. Claonaig, Argyll.org, retrieved 4 June 2014
  2. Claonaig, ports.org.uk, retrieved 20 February 2017
  3. Claonaig, Skipness Parish Church, Canmore, retrieved 22 February 2017

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