A circuit around the headland to the east of Campbeltown with good views over Davaar Island - a pleasant combination of farmland and coast.
Farm track, short pathless section through field, minor road.
None to start - 3km walk around the front from Campbeltown to start.
Doirlinn parking layby.
Gates have been padlocked at a couple of points along this historic route; they now need to be climbed over to complete the walk. The public footpath signs have also been torn down.
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This walk is described from the layby parking area next to An Doirlinn, the causeway to Davaar Island, however it can also be started from Campbeltown by walking along the shore road. From the layby walk back towards Campbeltown, passing the entrance to the oil depot. Just before you reach Glenramskill House turn left up a track. This was once the old road to southern Kintyre.
Where the main track bends round to the right to Low Glenramskill, keep straight on, passing through a gate and heading uphill on a fainter grassy track up the edge of a field. Towards the top of the field follow the grassy track as it bears right (before the fence) and keep following the faint track, eventually heading for a gate, next to a telegraph pole. Go through the gate and continue along the slightly overgrown but still clear old route, climbing steadily uphill.
Follow the track onto open moorland. Go through a gate to meet another track, then turn right along this, passing a small reservoir. After this the track skirts around the side of the hill with good views over to Davaar Island. When the track descends to the road turn left and follow the road downhill passing a farm on the left.
The road hugs the coast with good opportunities for birdwatching or beachcombing on the stony foreshore. Pass the grand building of Kildalloig House on the left, the Kildalloig Estate owns the headland and Davaar Island. Round the corner you pass Davaar House which looks directly across to the island where you can spot some of the caves, including the entrance to the one containing the crucifixion painting.
Soon the lighthouse in the middle of An Doirlinn comes into view and the causeway if the tide is low. The area of mudflats here is a haven for wading seabirds and is also popular with local winkle and whelk collectors at the right time of tide. Continue along the road until the parking area is reached and the start of the walk.
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