587:
162:
1035:
1003:
1015:
146:
24:
169:
441:
for the purpose of constructing concrete platforms for extraction of oil from the North Sea. However, the intention was soon overtaken by acceptance that steel platforms were the future for the oil industry in
Scotland. Despite suggestions to turn the complex into a holiday village, it lay redundant
455:, was sold to a forestry company who planned to demolish the buildings and build new houses. By 2016 the buildings had been demolished, but the plans had changed to the construction a whisky distillery on the site, with construction to commence in early 2023.
483:
complex opened to the public in 2010. The first phase of the complex consisted of five-star luxury apartments, with private sauna facilities and four-star cottages, alongside a restaurant, conference suites and a retail space.
487:
The second phase, The Lodge, arrived shortly after, consisting of hotel style accommodation, fully accessible studio apartments, staff accommodation and a second "family style" restaurant.
1095:
879:
794:
915:
335:
319:
200:
473:
480:
469:
1076:
768:
962:
580:
513:
1115:
447:
374:
1105:
610:
Peninsula. It runs eleven times on weekdays (ten on
Sundays), between 8:30 am and 6:30 pm. There is no 8:30 am ferry on Sundays.
309:
802:
490:
The third phase was officially launched in August 2016, with a luxury spa and leisure complex being added to the amenities.
714:
88:
742:
60:
1069:
107:
824:
504:
The Loch Lomond and Cowal Way starts and finishes at
Portavadie; this long-distance waymarked footpath takes one to
359:
67:
297:
263:
45:
576:
247:
193:
74:
1100:
1062:
933:
161:
41:
586:
1110:
993:
364:
56:
669:
499:
411:
277:
231:
130:
559:
525:
34:
1007:
643:
595:
8:
81:
551:
539:
1050:
971:
655:
603:
555:
535:
302:
1042:
1019:
438:
427:
182:
442:
until in the mid-1980s the enclosed port was used by a local fish farm company.
1046:
1034:
1089:
468:
In late 2009 the marina was used for the first time to tie up yachts for the
389:
376:
832:
509:
981:
897:
505:
672:
bus from Dunoon, 28 miles (45 km) away. It runs six days a week.
723:. Vol. 998. House of Commons. 3 February 1981. col. 147–154
599:
547:
531:
419:
287:
210:
145:
23:
854:
543:
452:
431:
269:
916:"National Cycle Network routes in Argyll & Bute and Highland"
719:
607:
221:
976:
769:"Plans for distillery in 'ghost village' approved by council"
622:
423:
689:
986:
1096:
History of the petroleum industry in the United
Kingdom
880:"National Cycle Network routes in Glasgow and the West"
825:"Scottish Series Yacht Racing Event - Scottish Series"
991:
934:"Cowal & Kintyre: Tarbert Loch Fyne - Portavadie"
437:
The
Portavadie complex was built in 1975 by the then
48:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
1087:
972:Caledonian MacBrayne, Portavadie page - Website
795:"New plans submitted for Portavadie Distillery"
542:. The National Cycle Network is maintained by
1070:
516:, 57 miles (92 kilometres) of walking later.
570:
493:
707:
514:Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
451:says that the derelict "village", known as
1077:
1063:
519:
476:, won by Nigel Biggs; England; J109-IRC.
108:Learn how and when to remove this message
585:
530:Portavadie is on the NCR75 a route from
448:Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard
792:
786:
458:
1088:
761:
668:Portavadie is the destination of the
1029:
793:Collins, Georgie (28 October 2022).
463:
46:adding citations to reliable sources
17:
982:Loch Lomond and Cowal Way - Website
550:, continuing on the NCR75 onto the
13:
168:
14:
1127:
955:
855:"Portavadie, Loch Fyne, Scotland"
1033:
1013:
1001:
445:In 2013 a further report in the
418:) is a village on the shores of
167:
160:
144:
22:
1116:Argyll and Bute geography stubs
926:
908:
720:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
33:needs additional citations for
1106:Ports and harbours of Scotland
890:
872:
847:
817:
735:
682:
1:
987:Clyde Cruising Club - website
715:"Portavadie (Public Inquiry)"
675:
1049:. You can help Knowledge by
565:
120:Human settlement in Scotland
7:
977:Portavadie Marina - website
590:Portavadie to Tarbert ferry
194:OS grid reference
10:
1132:
1028:
743:"Cowal Ghost Village Sold"
594:There is a 25-minute-long
523:
497:
654:
642:
634:
571:Portavadie Ferry Terminal
500:Loch Lomond and Cowal Way
494:Loch Lomond and Cowal Way
350:
334:
318:
308:
296:
286:
276:
262:
246:
230:
226:368 mi (592 km)
219:
208:
192:
155:
143:
125:
336:Scottish Parliament
215:82 mi (132 km)
560:National Cycle Route 78
526:National Cycle Route 75
520:National Cycle Route 75
1045:location article is a
663:
591:
415:
298:Postcode district
134:
690:"Visitor Information"
598:ferry service across
589:
562:(The Caledonia Way).
248:Lieutenancy area
799:The Spirits Business
644:Caledonian MacBrayne
596:Caledonian MacBrayne
459:Sport and recreation
422:on the coast of the
278:Sovereign state
42:improve this article
1101:Marinas in Scotland
829:Clyde Cruising Club
558:, you can join the
474:Clyde Cruising Club
386: /
835:on 1 February 2017
805:on 28 October 2022
630:Following station
616:Preceding station
592:
390:55.8735°N 5.3103°W
320:UK Parliament
310:Dialling code
1111:Villages in Cowal
1058:
1057:
859:Portavadie Marina
749:. 8 November 2012
661:
660:
649:
552:Kintyre peninsula
540:Kintyre peninsula
481:Portavadie Marina
464:Portavadie Marina
405:
404:
232:Council area
118:
117:
110:
92:
1123:
1079:
1072:
1065:
1037:
1030:
1018:
1017:
1016:
1006:
1005:
1004:
997:
965:
949:
948:
946:
944:
930:
924:
923:
912:
906:
905:
894:
888:
887:
876:
870:
869:
867:
865:
851:
845:
844:
842:
840:
831:. Archived from
821:
815:
814:
812:
810:
801:. Archived from
790:
784:
783:
781:
779:
765:
759:
758:
756:
754:
739:
733:
732:
730:
728:
711:
705:
704:
702:
700:
686:
647:
613:
612:
583:
508:on the shore of
416:Port a' Mhadaidh
401:
400:
398:
397:
396:
395:55.8735; -5.3103
391:
387:
384:
383:
382:
379:
356:
272:
204:
203:
181:Location within
171:
170:
164:
148:
135:Port a' Mhadaidh
123:
122:
113:
106:
102:
99:
93:
91:
50:
26:
18:
1131:
1130:
1126:
1125:
1124:
1122:
1121:
1120:
1086:
1085:
1084:
1083:
1043:Argyll and Bute
1026:
1024:
1014:
1012:
1002:
1000:
992:
961:
958:
953:
952:
942:
940:
932:
931:
927:
914:
913:
909:
896:
895:
891:
878:
877:
873:
863:
861:
853:
852:
848:
838:
836:
823:
822:
818:
808:
806:
791:
787:
777:
775:
767:
766:
762:
752:
750:
747:Dunoon Observer
741:
740:
736:
726:
724:
713:
712:
708:
698:
696:
688:
687:
683:
678:
666:
646:
579:
573:
568:
546:. If you cross
528:
522:
502:
496:
470:Scottish series
466:
461:
439:Scottish Office
428:Argyll and Bute
424:Cowal Peninsula
412:Scottish Gaelic
394:
392:
388:
385:
380:
377:
375:
373:
372:
371:
354:
346:
343:Argyll and Bute
330:
327:Argyll and Bute
268:
258:
255:Argyll and Bute
242:
239:Argyll and Bute
199:
198:
188:
187:
186:
185:
183:Argyll and Bute
179:
178:
177:
176:
172:
151:
139:
131:Scottish Gaelic
121:
114:
103:
97:
94:
51:
49:
39:
27:
12:
11:
5:
1129:
1119:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1082:
1081:
1074:
1067:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1038:
1023:
1022:
1010:
1008:United Kingdom
990:
989:
984:
979:
974:
968:
967:
966:for Portavadie
957:
956:External links
954:
951:
950:
938:CalMac Ferries
925:
907:
889:
871:
846:
816:
785:
760:
734:
706:
680:
679:
677:
674:
665:
662:
659:
658:
653:
650:
641:
638:
632:
631:
628:
625:
620:
617:
577:grid reference
572:
569:
567:
564:
524:Main article:
521:
518:
498:Main article:
495:
492:
465:
462:
460:
457:
403:
402:
370:
369:
367:
362:
357:
355:List of places
351:
348:
347:
345:
344:
340:
338:
332:
331:
329:
328:
324:
322:
316:
315:
312:
306:
305:
300:
294:
293:
290:
284:
283:
282:United Kingdom
280:
274:
273:
266:
260:
259:
257:
256:
252:
250:
244:
243:
241:
240:
236:
234:
228:
227:
224:
217:
216:
213:
206:
205:
196:
190:
189:
180:
174:
173:
166:
165:
159:
158:
157:
156:
153:
152:
149:
141:
140:
138:
137:
127:
119:
116:
115:
30:
28:
21:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1128:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1080:
1075:
1073:
1068:
1066:
1061:
1060:
1054:
1052:
1048:
1044:
1039:
1036:
1032:
1031:
1027:
1021:
1011:
1009:
999:
998:
995:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
969:
964:
960:
959:
939:
935:
929:
921:
917:
911:
903:
899:
893:
885:
881:
875:
860:
856:
850:
834:
830:
826:
820:
804:
800:
796:
789:
774:
770:
764:
748:
744:
738:
722:
721:
716:
710:
695:
691:
685:
681:
673:
671:
657:
651:
645:
639:
637:
633:
629:
626:
624:
621:
618:
615:
614:
611:
609:
605:
601:
597:
588:
584:
582:
578:
563:
561:
557:
553:
549:
545:
541:
537:
533:
527:
517:
515:
511:
507:
501:
491:
488:
485:
482:
477:
475:
471:
456:
454:
450:
449:
443:
440:
435:
433:
429:
425:
421:
417:
413:
409:
399:
368:
366:
363:
361:
358:
353:
352:
349:
342:
341:
339:
337:
333:
326:
325:
323:
321:
317:
313:
311:
307:
304:
301:
299:
295:
292:TIGHNABRUAICH
291:
289:
285:
281:
279:
275:
271:
267:
265:
261:
254:
253:
251:
249:
245:
238:
237:
235:
233:
229:
225:
223:
218:
214:
212:
207:
202:
197:
195:
191:
184:
163:
154:
147:
142:
136:
132:
129:
128:
124:
112:
109:
101:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73:
69:
66:
62:
59: –
58:
54:
53:Find sources:
47:
43:
37:
36:
31:This article
29:
25:
20:
19:
16:
1051:expanding it
1040:
1025:
941:. Retrieved
937:
928:
919:
910:
901:
892:
883:
874:
862:. Retrieved
858:
849:
837:. Retrieved
833:the original
828:
819:
807:. Retrieved
803:the original
798:
788:
776:. Retrieved
772:
763:
751:. Retrieved
746:
737:
725:. Retrieved
718:
709:
697:. Retrieved
693:
684:
667:
635:
593:
581:NR9259869816
574:
529:
503:
489:
486:
478:
467:
446:
444:
436:
407:
406:
104:
95:
85:
78:
71:
64:
57:"Portavadie"
52:
40:Please help
35:verification
32:
15:
963:Map sources
510:Loch Lomond
393: /
1090:Categories
898:"About us"
839:19 January
778:8 December
694:Portavadie
676:References
506:Inveruglas
430:, West of
408:Portavadie
378:55°52′25″N
175:Portavadie
150:Portavadie
126:Portavadie
98:March 2007
68:newspapers
943:8 October
864:24 August
753:24 August
699:24 August
600:Loch Fyne
575:National
566:Transport
548:Loch Fyne
532:Edinburgh
512:, in the
420:Loch Fyne
381:5°18′37″W
288:Post town
211:Edinburgh
1020:Scotland
920:Sustrans
902:Sustrans
884:Sustrans
773:STV News
636:Terminus
544:sustrans
479:The new
453:Polphail
432:Scotland
365:Scotland
270:Scotland
201:NR930694
994:Portals
656:Tarbert
652:
640:
627:
619:
608:Kintyre
606:on the
604:Tarbert
556:Tarbert
538:on the
536:Tarbert
472:by the
264:Country
220:•
209:•
82:scholar
222:London
84:
77:
70:
63:
55:
1041:This
809:8 May
727:8 May
648:Ferry
623:Ferry
426:, in
314:01700
89:JSTOR
75:books
1047:stub
945:2023
866:2013
841:2017
811:2023
780:2016
755:2013
729:2023
701:2013
303:PA21
61:news
670:478
664:Bus
602:to
554:at
534:to
44:by
1092::
936:.
918:.
900:.
882:.
857:.
827:.
797:.
771:.
745:.
717:.
692:.
434:.
414::
360:UK
133::
1078:e
1071:t
1064:v
1053:.
996::
947:.
922:.
904:.
886:.
868:.
843:.
813:.
782:.
757:.
731:.
703:.
410:(
111:)
105:(
100:)
96:(
86:·
79:·
72:·
65:·
38:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.