Tighnabruaich

Tighnabruaich
Royal National Lifeboat Institution inshore station at Tighnabruich

Tighnabruaich (About this sound listen (help·info); Scottish Gaelic: Taigh na Bruaich) is a village on the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Tighnabruaich is part of Argyll's Secret Coast,[1] just an hour and a half west of Glasgow, and is nestled along the east coast of Loch Fyne and stretching into the beautiful Kyles of Bute.

Tighnabruaich is popular for sailing and yachting and has its own sailing school.[2] Shinty is the major sport, with the village being home to Kyles Athletic who have won more Camanachd Cups than any other team apart from Newtonmore and Kingussie.[3]

There are a number of cycle routes posted for the area as well as signed walking routes. Accommodation can be found at various hotels and guest houses. Tighnabruaich pier is used by the paddle steamer Waverley.

The village has a gift shop, art gallery,[4] post office, SPAR grocery store and a couple of coffee shops. Tighnabruaich also has a Royal National Lifeboat Institution inshore lifeboat station which currently has an Atlantic 75 type lifeboat and tractor on station.

The Tighnabruaich Gallery specialises in contemporary Scottish art and offers an exclusive collection of glass, jewellery, textiles and ceramics. The gallery has a series of exhibitions by various artists throughout the year.

Tighnabruaich was voted "the prettiest village in Argyll, Lomond and Stirlingshire" in 2002.[citation needed]

Gallery

  • PS Waverley, the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world, passes Wellpark Hotel in Tighnabruaich.

  • Kilbride Bay in Tighnabruaich - locally known as Orell's beach.

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Tighnabruaich Hotel". Argyll Secret Coast. http://www.argyllsecretcoast.com/attraction_details.php?id=16&trafficfrom=accomm. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
  2. ^ "Tighnabruaich Sailing School". Tighnabruaich Sailing School. http://www.tssargyll.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-07-26. 
  3. ^ "About The Club". Kyles Athletic Shinty Club. http://www.kylesathletic.co.uk/about.php. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
  4. ^ "Tighnabruaich Gallery". Tighnabruaich Gallery. http://www.tig-gallery.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26. 

Coordinates: 55°54′43″N 5°14′26″W / 55.91194°N 5.24056°W / 55.91194; -5.24056



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