North Connel
North Connel maps (1 available)
Map of Argyll
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
North Connel photos (none available)
We have no photos of North Connel,although these nearby locations do:North Connel books (2 available)
North Connel memories
Read and share memories of North Connel and Argyll inspired by Frith photos
The Whins, North Connel
My mum and dad took me to Scotland when I was a small boy in the 1960s. We stayed at The Whins in North Connel. Jessie the owner cooked all our meals, it was wonderful. She asked me to stay for the rest of the school holidays which I did, and every year I would go and stay with her to keep her company. She became another grandmother to me. I was so happy in Scoltland I got married in Oban in the year 2000. I visited Jessie on her 90th birthday. Then I went to visit and the house was empty and I was told by a neighbour she was in hospital in Oban. I went to see her and ...read more here
Contributed by dave shann
Post Office Radio Station
The Maritime Radio service of the Post Office had medium wave radio stations at Wick (Caithness) and Port Patrick (Dumfries & Galloway). As the Minches were a very busy area for fishermen from Fleetwood and Milford Haven, it was decided to put a medium wave station in between and the initial site chosen was the airfield at North Connel. The first station was situated in a caravan. The staff were drafted from other stations around the UK Coast and a 24 hour watch was kept to enhance the safety of life at sea in the northwestern approaches. The staff were Donald Morrison (a Lewisman), Angus Stark, Andrew Brown, Sam Kennedy, Stan Hardman (the token Englishman), Bill Moffat and Bob Mason came ...read more here
Contributed by Graham Allister
Argyll memories
The long walk to hire a trike
Millport to me was, as I'm sure it was to most who have visited over the years a place where cars were few and pedal power ruled. All my memories of Millport as a child involved a long walk over the hill from the ferry, then to one of the bike hire shops to pick up my transportation for the day. Even though I was quite capable of riding a bicycle I often hired a trike as they were big and stable and a bit of a treat. Millport was the only place that had bikes of all shapes and sizes. Trikes were for kids who could not ride a bike but on Millport, mainland rules didn't apply. I have fond ...read more here
A memory of Millport contributed by Ronald Andrews
Crossing the moor
My secondary education was completed after spending 4 years at Irvine Royal Academy. The school was broken into two buildings known as the old school (pictured) and the new school in Kilwinning Road. Classes were conducted between both buildings and often meant crossing the moor to and from either building. This was fine and considered a great timewaster in good weather but was a pain in pouring rain and ice & snow etc.
The old school was a beautiful building which was loaded with character and that also included some of the teachers who could be characters in their own right, the older of whom wore the black robes and generally carried a belt for discipline, although I ...read more here
A memory of Irvine contributed by Margaret Hubble