Crinan Basin (Summer 2006)

Welcome to Crinan

Crinan is a small village in a tranquil and beautiful part of Argyll, Scotland with superb views out over Loch Crinan at the entrance of the well known Crinan Canal which has 15 locks at stretches from Ardrishaig (north Loch Fyne) to Crinan (Sound Of Jura)

Crinan is a popular destination for visitors to Scotland, with a stunning basin with small boats and probably most well known of all is the Vital Spark puffer which resides here for most of the year.

Crinan is easy to find, simply follow the road through from Cairnbaan to the end and experience the peace, tranquility and beauty of Crinan.

There are a number of accommodation providers in the area, all giving access to explore Argyll and further south to Kintyre and the surrounding Islands.

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Crinan Canal

Crinan is famous for the Crinan Canal which splits Argyll from Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne through 15 locks to Crinan giving access to the west coast Crinan Basin.


Crinan News

Hebridean Princess | Spring Journeys To Crinan | 11 March 2010

The luxury liner that is the Hebridean Princess, will be departing from Fairlie Pier on 1st, 6th, 11th and 18th March for Scottish Highland destination such as Oban, Inveraray, Campbeltown and Crinan as part of its Treasures of Kintyre tour.

The exclusive luxury ship, a refurbished Caledonian MacBrayne ferry will travel around various places of interest during its Spring tours. Many other tours are available from its website at www.hebridean.co.uk.


Crinan Boat Festival | 1st - 4th July 2010 | 11 March 2010

The annual Crinan Boat Festival will be unning from the 1st - 4th July 2010 in Crinan which sees plenty of classic boats in the sound which makes a great scene. With rowing races, food and live music.

Fancy something a little different? Why not try visiting the Tarbert Seafood Festival on the 3rd and 4th July featuring live cooking demonstrations, seafood, market stalls, live free music, family entertainment and much more all round the natural harbour. The event is one not to miss! Visit www.seafoodfestival.co.uk for more information.


Crinan.info Ranks High On Search Engines | 11 March 2010

Our website for Crinan had over 500 visitors from May 2009 to December 2009 with over 1,600 pageviews. Over 94% of the visitors were new visits. Crinan.info currently has good search rankings with ranking of 6 on Google, 4 on Yahoo and 1 on Bing for the search term Crinan. If you have an accommodation or business in the Crinan area and are looking for additional web traffic consider advertising and supporting Crinan.info.


Vital Spark at Crinan

Sound Of Jura

View From Crinan Canal Entrance

Boats In Crinan Basin