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a short time later, Donalbain invaded, seized the Scottish kingdom, and displaced Malcolm's sons from the throne; on becoming king, Donalbain confirmed Magnus' gains. Donalbain's apparent keenness to do this, however, weakened his support among the nobility, and Malcolm's son,
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delayed the discovery of this for a decade. Upon the discovery, in 1475, there was a call for forfeiture, but a year later John calmed the matter, by quitclaiming Ross (Easter, Wester, and Skye), Kintyre, and Knapdale, to Scotland.
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Kintyre is long and narrow, at no point more than 11 miles (18 kilometres) from west coast to east coast, and is less than two miles (three kilometres) wide where it connects to Knapdale at the north. Kintyre is the lower
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A crag near the chapel of Keil and St. Columba's Well, between Dunaverty Bay and Carskey in Kintyre, has two footprints carved at a place where St. Columba is reputed to have first set foot in
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A few years later, following a rebellion against Magnus' authority in the Isles, he launched another, fiercer, expedition. In 1098, aware of Magnus' actions, the new Scottish king,
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Vikings invaded, and established their own domain, spreading more extensively over the islands north and west of the mainland. Following the unification of
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at the extreme northeast of Tarbertshire, near the heart of Campbell power; somewhat inevitably, in 1633 shrieval authority was annexed by the
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launched a civil war challenging John for the throne. By this point, Somerled's descendants had formed into three families - the
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In the mid 13th century, increased tension between Norway and Scotland led to a series of Battles, culminating in the
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died. In 1266, his more peaceable successor ceded his nominal authority over Suðreyjar to the Scottish king (
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The kingdom thrived for a few centuries, and formed a springboard for Christianisation of the mainland.
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at the northern end of Kintyre; in that year, Tarbertshire was expanded to include Knapdale. However,
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Killean - St. John's Church - "most important medieval parish church in Kintyre" - carved grave slabs
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colonisation of an area centred on the Kintyre peninsula, establishing the Gaelic kingdom of
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to Magnus all sovereign authority over the isles, and the whole of Kintyre and Knapdale.
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arrived in Kintyre, to pay his respects to the kings of Dal Riata, before continuing to
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VisitKintyre.info - Web Site including webcam, accommodation, news, photo galleries etc
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Kintyre Way - the official website for the Kintyre Way, one of Scotland's great trails
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inhabitants of Kintyre is not recorded, but a 2nd-century BC stone fort survives at
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population, and reduce resistance to the state's religious reforms. Under his son,
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who conquered and settled the area just before the start of the second millennium.
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Ordnance Survey. Landranger 1:50,000 Map Sheet 68 (South Kintyre & Cambeltown)
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from the Lord of the Isles; following a law and order crisis in the region, king
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Supposedly, Magnus's campaign had been part of a conspiracy against Malcolm, by
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Magnus dragging his boat across the isthmus, as depicted in an 1899 book
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18th century Killean and Kilchenzie Church (united parish) at A'Chleit
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The north-eastern coast of the Kintyre peninsula looking northward to
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At an uncertain date before 1481, the sheriffdom of Kintyre became
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in the north. The region immediately north of Kintyre is known as
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For smaller islands, usually districts in their own right, see
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Information on all forms of public transport is available from
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Bus services throughout the Kintyre peninsula are operated by
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No railways remain in use today. From 1876 until 1931 the
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Ruins of the old church at Kilchenzie with beehives below
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The tip of Kintyre is just 12 miles (19 kilometres) from
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EasyWays - walking holiday and guided walk round Kintyre
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Saddell Abbey, founded by Reginald, a son of Somerled
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ordered their lands in Kintyre to be transferred to
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The southerly tip of Kintyre is on the 27: 1029:Long-distance coach services to and from 346:Kintyre, like Knapdale, contains several 272:, with a number of coastal peaks such as 1325:(subsidiary title of the Duke of Argyll) 530: 508:(Old Norse, traditionally anglicised as 488:Dál Riata was ultimately destroyed when 1402: 374:are no less present, with the imposing 138: 72: 60: 754:Archibald Campbell, the Earl of Argyll 16:Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland 215: 181: 173: 165: 156: 7: 1344:British Board of Film Classification 2409:(The Lochs, West Side, Point, Back) 1558:Major districts (former counties, 660:authority by creating the post of 566:, Malcolm's younger brother. 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Kintyre (disambiguation)
Scottish Gaelic
Peninsula
Johnston's Point Feochaig
Kintyre is located in Scotland
55°30′N 5°35′W / 55.500°N 5.583°W / 55.500; -5.583
Argyll and Bute
Scotland
Ramsar Wetland
Scottish Gaelic
[kʲʰiɲˈtʲʰiːɾʲə]
peninsula
Scotland
Argyll and Bute
Mull of Kintyre
East
West Loch Tarbert
Knapdale
Firth of Clyde
Atlantic Ocean
North Channel
Northern Ireland
Kilbrannan Sound
Torr Mor
settlers
Ulster
Vikings
Norsemen
Campbeltown
whisky

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