📌 Viewpoint near Southend, Argyll & Bute
★★★
Campbeltown is as far south as many people are prepared to go when they visit Kintyre. But since you’ve made all the effort to get here, it’s worth continuing beyond the end of the A83, south on the B842 and then ever-narrowing roads towards the far southwestern tip of the peninsula. The windy road climbs steeply into increasingly remote country, before levelling off as it passes between two low hills at “The Gap”. Abruptly a small parking area signals the end of the public road – beyond is the Mull of Kintyre coast and lighthouse. Immortalised in song by Paul McCartney, this Scottish Lands End is one of the country’s best places from which to watch the sun set. Northern Ireland is only 12 miles away at its closest point, and seems even closer on a clear day. To get the best views you’ll need to proceed on foot beyond the car park on disintegrating tarmac. Be warned: if you go the full distance to the lighthouse, it’s a long way back up!
🌍 Location
📌 Beyond minor road end 8 mi west of Southend
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NR 588084
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.310689,-5.802854
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park at 🧭 NR 598082 / 🛰️ 55.308789,-5.786593
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the car park it’s a 1 mi walk (each way) to the lighthouse on a tarmac lane. This involves 300m of steep descent (which has to be reversed on the return!), though you don’t have to go all the way to get good views.
