Machrihanish Golf Club, Campbeltown, Scotland
Machrihanish Golf Club, Campbeltown, Scotland - Machrihanish Golf Club is located in Argyll, Scotland, on the southern tip of the Mull of Kintyre between the Isle of Arran and the Hebrides. The club was formed in 1876 with ten holes. In 1879, it was “re established” when Old Tom Morris expanded it to eighteen holes including the famous first where your opening tee shot must carry across a corner of the Atlantic Ocean! The 6,462 yard par 70 plays fast and firm through larger than normal Scottish dunes to greens some like punchbowls, some like plateaus. Otherwise, Machrihanish is one of the most natural links in the game. Its fairways pitch and roll, the views it offers are striking. The only less than loving reflection you'd ever hear about this consistently ranked world top 100 course is its location on the Mull of Kintyre. The choices used to be a 3 hour road trip (from heaven, the scenery is spectacular the entire way) or a 40 minute flight. Now there's a third travel option and it is the ticket. The Kintyre Express is a speed boat ferry that crosses the Firth of Clyde with 12 passengers in just over an hour. This exposed links course is one of the finest hidden gems in the British Isles and should not be overlooked on your next trip to Scotland.
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Machrihanish Dunes Golf course, Campbeltown
A beautiful December afternoon on the West Coast of Kintyre.
Perfect excuse to get the quadcopter out for a flight :)
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Old Photographs Machrihanish Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Machrihanish village in Argyll, on the west coast. It is a short distance north of the tip of the Mull of Kintyre, which faces out towards Ireland and the Atlantic. Machrihanish has a classic links golf course designed by Old Tom Morris from St Andrews, Fife, with views towards the islands of Gigha, Islay and Jura. The Kintyre Way long distance walking footpath passes through the village from Campbeltown and carries on south towards the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Largiebaan Reserve. Coal was mined near the village; the Machrihanish Coalfield was one of Britain's smallest coalfields. Reginald Aubrey Fessenden built a radio transmitting station with a 400 foot high mast here in 1905 to transmit Wireless Telegraphy to a similar station at Brant Rock in Massachusetts, United States. An exchange of messages took place on 1 January 1906 but the mast blew down in a gale on 5 December 1906 and was never rebuilt. Machrihanish railway station opened in 1906 and finally closed in 1932. Weather data is collected from Machrihanish and broadcast in the Shipping Forecast. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
Southend in Scotland 2008
Southend canoe Club invade Scotland to kayak. Easter 2008.
MACC Challenge at Machrihanish Airbase
What a fantastic day it was for the MACC Challenge!!
Everyone involved on the day should be really proud of themselves.
I hope this has raised lot's of cash for the Dialysis in Campbeltown campaign and possibly becomes an annual event for the future.
I had great fun flying the Quadcopter around the course and following the brave competitors through the obstacles.
So I'd like to thank the organisers for allowing me to fly & film with the quadcopter, I only wished I had a few more batteries so I could have flown for longer!
Anyway I hope you all enjoy the video, it's my first proper attempt to film an event so I am still learning, and I also have to apologise for the cheesy music in the backround!!
Machrihanish Golf Club- 1st Tee battery
This is a fly-over view of the world renowned opening hole at Machrihanish Golf Club.
HMS Campbeltown 18 02 2011
World Famous 1st Tee at Machrihanish Golf Club
Short video showing the stunning setting of the famous 1st tee at Machrihanish Golf Club, Kintyre, Scotland. This clip shows exactly why it was voted as the best opening hole in golf by golf architects and players and listed in the top 100 golf courses outside the USA by the Golfer's Digest.
Machrihanish Golf Club Fire - 19th December 2018. -2
Machrihanish Golf Club Fire - 19th December 2018.
Sad times at Machrihanish watching this unfold today.
The Village at Machrihanish Dunes - Registry Colleciton
On the outer fringe of western Scotland, there exists a very special place. Nestled in the southwest corner of the Mull of Kintyre, where the movements of sea, sand, wind and grazing sheep have intertwined over countless centuries, an inspirational golf and holiday destination has been born. Here, in this raw and beautifully rugged place, you'll find The Village at Machrihanish Dunes -- a magical place where you can reconnect with nature while reveling in accommodations that surround you with luxury.
The Village at Machrihanish Dunes, consisting of the Machrihanish Dunes Golf Club, The Ugadale Golf Cottages and The Old Clubhouse Pub & Restaurant, provides visitors with a golf resort experience rivaling the best in the world.
The championship-standard course at Machrihanish Dunes was created by hand in and amongst environmentally protected dunes that couldn't have been better suited for a world-class links golf course. It has been hailed as the world's next great golf experience -- and with good reason. The 18-hole seaside layout you'll play here is a pure links course that hearkens back to the 19th-Century origins of links golf and presents challenges unlike any you're liable to have encountered before. It's a course that that has quickly earned a reputation for its majestic beauty -- and its prolific challenges.
[GTS_Award_Logo_Small] When your day of adventure is done, unwind amidst the luxurious confines of the award-winning Ugadale Golf Cottages. These masterfully-designed, two-bedroom cottages overlook the Atlantic Ocean and famous 1st tee at Machrihanish Golf Club. The Ugadale Cottages received Golf Tourism Scotland's Gold Standard Award for the Hotel of the Year in the Small Hotel / Guest House category for 2010. The cottages are available for occupancy on a nightly basis and are also being offered for sale according to a number of attractive shared-ownership opportunities.
Next door, The Old Clubhouse Pub & Restaurant (once the original clubhouse for Machrihanish Golf Club) will seduce you with its fine local fare and fine local whisky served in an atmosphere of genuine old-world charm. Warm and welcoming, this classic Scottish pub now serves as a central meeting place for visitors and locals alike. Unwind following your round over a pint or wee dram of single malt paired with skillfully prepared traditional Scottish fare.
Soon to be added to the lineup at The Village at Machrihanish Dunes are two elegantly restored hotels. The historic Ugadale Hotel will begin undergoing its transformation in late 2010, with an eye toward bringing it back to its former glory and opening in August 2011. Upon completion of this grand refurbishment, The Ugadale is planned to feature 23 spectacular guest rooms and suites, along with a steak house and malt whisky bar, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Across the way in neighboring Campbeltown, plans for the restoration of the elegant harbourfront Royal Hotel call for another 23 guest rooms and suites, replete with all the modern comforts one might expect to find in the world's finest hotels. Additionally, The Royal Hotel is planned to include an open-air seafood restaurant with oyster bar and upscale pub.
This is what an authentic Scottish seaside getaway was meant to be. This is The Village at Machrihanish Dunes.
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Machrihanish Golf Club Fire - 19th December 2018 -1
Machrihanish Golf Club Fire - 19th December 2018.
Sad times at Machrihanish watching this unfold today.
Machrihanish Golf Club Fire - 19th December 2018. -3
Machrihanish Golf Club Fire - 19th December 2018. Sad times at Heartbreaking at Machrihanish watching this unfold today.
Very glad that the Club Steward, his family and staff are all safe.
Carradale Golf Panoramic View
Panoramic view from 3rd tee at Carradale. Isle of Arran in background.
Machrihanish Golf Club
The journey to Machrihanish requires a little extra effort, but the reward is a spectacular Old Tom Morris links and the greatest opening tee shot in golf.
Old Photographs Southend Argyll And Bute Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Southend, Scottish Gaelic: Ceann mu Dheas, the main settlement at the southern end of the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute. The village is located beside Dunaverty Bay, which at one end has a rocky promontory called Dunaverty Rock, where a fort was located. It is reputed that during the Dunaverty Massacre the Catholic MacDonalds were burned alive in their stronghold at Dunaverty Castle. The village is also reputed to be the location where Saint Columba first set foot in Scotland. The Battle of Dunaverty involved a battle in 1647. The events involved the Covenanter Army under the command of General David Leslie on one side and Highland troops under the command of Archibald Og of Sanda on the other. When the Covenanter Army arrived, they laid siege to the nearby castle and made small raids against the forces inside. Once the attackers had captured the stronghold's water supply, the defenders–by now running out of water–requested a surrender on fair terms. After agreeing to surrender and leaving the castle, the men, women and children were put to the sword at the request of Reverend John Naves and Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll. However, a number of people appear to have survived the massacre, including Flora McCambridge, the infant Ranald MacDonald of Sanda, James Stewart and a MacDougall of Kilmun. The village hall, now the Dunaverty Hall, was built as a drill hall in about 1913. In 1914 it was the base for C Company, 8th battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Records also show the existence of a drill hall in 1882 which was the base of G Company, 2nd Argyll Rifle Volunteers, from 1887 the 5th Volunteer Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
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