Stewarton, Argyll Explained

Official Name:Stewarton
Gaelic Name:Baile nan Stiùbhartach
Country:Scotland
Static Image:Stewarton Village near to Campbeltown.jpg
Static Image Caption:Stewarton
Unitary Scotland:Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy Scotland:Argyll and Bute
Os Grid Reference:NR696198
Postcode District:PA28
Postcode Area:PA
Post Town:CAMPBELTOWN
Constituency Westminster:Argyll and Bute
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Argyll and Bute

Stewarton (in Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic pronounced as /ˈpalə nəɲ ˈʃtʲuː.ərˠʃt̪əx/) is a hamlet on the junction of the B842 and B843 roads, in Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located around west of Campbeltown.[1]

Plantation Halt was a nearby station on the Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway that opened in 1906 and closed in 1932.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stewarton. Gazetteer for Scotland. 29 August 2020.