Everything about Carradale totally explained
Carradale (
Scottish Gaelic:
Càrradal ) is a picturesque village on the east side of
Kintyre, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the west coast of the
Isle of Arran, approximately 14 miles from
Campbeltown.
In the 17th and 18th centuries there were small communities of
crofters and
fishermen working in and around Carradale. The introduction of
steam ships transformed
Kintyre and from the
1830s until the
Second World War daily steamers went from
Campbeltown to
Glasgow, calling at Carradale.
With the
herring industry thriving, Carradale's first
pier was built in
1858, developing and encouraging the
holiday trade. This situation persisted until the
Second World War, with hotels developing and a tradition of families returning year after year. Now this situation is reversing again. Carradale still has a
fishing fleet, - largely dealing in
shellfish. Since the
1950s,
forestry has also played an important part in the village with large scale afforestation taking place.
The
novelist and
poet Naomi Mitchison lived in Carradale House from
1937 until her death in
1999.
The village has five main areas:
- Carradale Village, situated at a crossroads formed by the junction of the B842 and B879 roads.
- Carradale Bay, site of a large caravan park overlooking a beautiful expanse of white sand.
- Carradale Harbour (and the surrounding area), situated at the end of the B879.
- Port Righ Bay, overlooking a small sheltered beach.
- Waterfoot, at the mouth of the Carradale River.
Transport
The only public transport available to Carradale is a bus service operated by
West Coast Motors
, to and from
Campbeltown via
Peninver, and
Saddell.
Pictures
Image:image122.jpg|Carradale Beach with the snow-capped hills of the Isle of Arran in the distance.
Image:image115.jpg|Stepping stones across the River Carra.
Image:image092.jpg|Carradale Point.
Image:CarradaleHarbour.jpg|Carradale Harbour
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