📌 Viewpoint near Kingarth, Isle of Bute
★★★
At just 85 metres in height, Tarmore Hill on Bute is barely worthy of the name, but boasts surprisingly big views for its small stature. Count the islands and peninsulas you can see from the top: Bute, Inchmarnock, Arran, Holy Island, Kintyre, Cowal, and probably a few more besides. Summit and car park are only 500 metres apart and a route between them is marked on some Ordnance Survey maps; in reality, a narrow path leads to a gate and after that you’re pretty much on your own except for the odd sheep. After admiring the panorama from the viewpoint indicator, retrace your steps (or you could follow a faint trod further along the broad ridge, but we’re not sure where it ends up). Back at the car park, a second path leads to a lower viewpoint from which seals can sometimes be spotted basking on the rocks below.
🌍 Location
📌 Off the A844 5 mi southwest of Rothesay, Isle of Bute
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 051588
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.783745,-5.109853
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park at 🧭 NS 051584 / 🛰️ 55.779513,-5.108585
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the car park it’s a 5-min walk (each way) to the summit on an intermittent moorland path with some mud – steep at first (⬤ Easy).
