Crinan, Argyll and Bute
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Crinan is a small village located on the west coast of Scotland in the region known as Knapdale, which is part of Argyll.
The Crinan Canal starts at Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne, and ends nine miles away at Crinan on the Sound of Jura. It was designed to provide a quick link between the west coast and islands at one end and the Clyde Estuary at the other, and so avoid the long voyage around the south end of the Kintyre Peninsula.
The village has a harbour and is best known as the western entrance to the Crinan Canal.
The Isle of Bute lies in the Firth of Clyde, in the sea lochs of Southern Argyll. Bute is approximately 15 miles long, and 4 miles wide at its widest point. The classic Victorian seafront facade, promenade and pier in Rothesay were built on land reclaimed from the sea, and the original shoreline is about 200 metres inland.
Bute has been occupied by man for over 5,500 years. There are standing stones, cists and a vitrified fort at Dunagoil Bay.
Bute is the ancestral home of the Stuart kings of Scotland. It was captured by the English during the wars of independence but in 1311 was retaken by Robert the Bruce. After being sacked by the Duke of Argyll in 1685 the castle has been substantially restored over the last 120 years.[1]
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