📌 Village in Argyll & Bute
★★★
Crinan doesn’t really fit the “wild Argyll” stereotype. A far cry from rough, rugged hills and remote forest (though there’s plenty of that nearby), the tiny village has a quietly refined feel as a result of the Crinan Canal, which enters the Sound of Jura here on the Atlantic side of its 9-mile journey. With a population of under 100 it’s unlikely to hold your attention for hours, but the sheltered canal basin is a lovely place to wander around on a sunny day, perhaps watching the odd boat navigate the locks on either side. Just along the coast to the west is a separate harbour with its own row of houses: less commercialised, and the launchpad for walks into the wooded terrain beyond.
🌍 Location
📌 Argyll & Bute
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NR 788944
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.091182,-5.556805
🚶 Besides the local walks and scenery, a car is necessary to reach most other nearby attractions.
🚌 Buses arrive from Lochgilphead once in a blue moon – check timetables carefully. Lochgilphead or Kilmartin make better bases.
🚗 The car park next to the canal has a charge, but there’s a free car park at the harbour and street parking elsewhere.
Explore nearby
<1 mi away
<3 mi away
>> Duntrune Garden ★★★ (1 mi ↑)
>> Dunadd Fort ★★★ (3 mi →)
>> Kilmartin Glen Cairns page: Ri Cruin Cairn ★★ (3 mi →)
