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Catacol in the region of Scotland is a town in United Kingdom - some 359 mi or ( 578 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Catacol is now 03:59 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: South Crossaig, Sheffield, Oragaig, North Crossaig, and Manchester. Since you are here already, make sure to check out South Crossaig . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Catacol ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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ABOUT MEDIUMSHIP
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Isle of Arran Coastal Way
A walk around the Isle of Arran following the Coastal Way. Including the climb to the Islands highest hill, Goatfell. A visit to Brodick Castle and Country Park. Also a visit to Holy Isle. ..
Arran - Enchanted Isle (Part 2) ~ BBC 1990
Part two of a BBC documentary about the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Written and narrated by Iain Anderson. ..
WHITE MINIBUS - ARRAN TRIP (1994)
Trip round the Beinn Tarsuinn horseshoe on Arran with the Marr College hillwalkers...1994. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Catacol
Catacol is a small village on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. It is located on the north west side of the island, just a few miles along the coastal road from Lochranza at the foot of Glen Catacol, a steep-sided valley. It derives its name from Old Norse, referring to the 'gully of the cat'. Catacol's main feature is the row of cottages called the 'Twelve Apostles'.
Located at 55.69 -5.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
HMS Vandal (P64)
HMS Vandal (P64) was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, yard number 838. The submarine had the shortest career of any Royal Navy submarine, being lost with all 37 onboard just four days after commissioning.
Located at 55.72 -5.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Lochranza Castle
Lochranza Castle is an L-plan tower house situated on a promontory in the middle of Lochranza, on the North of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. Most of the present castle today was built in the sixteenth century. The original building dates to the thirteenth century when it was owned by the MacSweens. In 1262, King Alexander III granted the castle and its lands to Walter Stewart, the Earl of Menteith.
Located at 55.71 -5.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Arran distillery
Arran distillery is a whisky distillery in Lochranza, Scotland, the only distillery on the Isle of Arran. In 1994 Arran Distillers was founded by Harold Currie, former director of Chivas with the intention of building a distillery on Arran. Arran Distillery was founded in 1995 and production started in the same year. There used to be about fifty distilleries on the island, but most of them were "moonlight" or illegal distilleries.
Located at 55.70 -5.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Torr Meadhonach
Torr Meadhonach is a hill 332 metres feet high on the Isle of Arran in western Scotland.
Located at 55.71 -5.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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