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County or areaArgyll and Bute
Postcode districtPA28
Telephone code01586
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 29 min4:40 am – 10:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 5 min8:48 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,083 residentsin the Kintyre Trail census areaMedian age 55.51,469 households75% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 1,461 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 17%, health and social work 12%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 17°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,514 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November24 days of air frost, no summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 10°CAMay: 7 to 13°CMJune: 9 to 15°CJJuly: 11 to 17°CJAugust: 11 to 17°CASeptember: 10 to 15°CSOctober: 7 to 12°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLossit Househistoric site · under a mileMachrihanish Beachbeach · under a mileLoch an t-Olaislake · under a mileEudan nan Gallanbay · under a mileLossit Glenglen · under a mileCnoc Sabhailhill · under a mileKillypole Lochlake · 1.9 miCnocan Sitheinhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMachrihanish Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 111 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199920 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202538 mi away, Melldalloch, Argyll/buteSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband8.7% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband59% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)6.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,772 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCampbeltown Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryDrs Lazarus, Norrie, Villalba Munoz, Anderson, Mcg5.1 miPharmacyZakpharma LTD5.0 miDentistDalriada Dental Practice5.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Campbeltown, Longrow5.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCampbeltown Airport CAL2.2 miMajor airportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK46 miFerryCampbeltown Ferry Terminal5.3 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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