Campbeltown

Campbeltown
Town and former royal burgh
Campbeltown Viewed from the slopes of Beinn Ghuilean
Scotland
Scotland
Campbeltown
Location within Argyll and Bute
Population4,500 (2022)[3]
OS grid referenceNR 71800 20300
• Edinburgh101 mi (163 km)
• London352 mi (566 km)
Council area
  • Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area
  • Argyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCampbeltown
Postcode districtPA28
Dialling code01586
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°25′23″N 5°36′29″W / 55.423°N 5.608°W / 55.423; -5.608

Campbeltown (/ˈkæmbəltən/ ; Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain or Ceann Locha) is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre Peninsula. Campbeltown became an important centre for Scotch whisky, and a busy fishing port.

The 2018 population estimate was 4,600 indicating a reduction since the 2011 census.[4]

  1. ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba - Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland - Database". Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Scotslanguage.com - Names in Scots - Places in Scotland".
  3. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Campbeltown (Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.