Torinturk

Torinturk Gaelic: Tòrr an Tuirc
Argyllshire
The road into Torinturk
Location
Grid reference:	NR812642
Location:	55°49’21"N, 5°29’35"W
Data
Post town:	Tarbert
Postcode:	PA29
Local Government
Council:	Argyll and Bute
Parliamentary constituency:	Argyll and Bute

Torinturk is a village in Argyllshire, on the coast of Knapdale five miles from Tarbert, on the narrow neck joining Knapdale to Kintyre.

The name 'Torinturk' comes from the Gaelic for the 'hill of the boar': this is where the last wild boar in Scotland was killed.

History

The present village was started in the 1930s with the building of 4 semi-detached bungalows now numbered 9, 10, 11 and 12. This was part of a nationwide scheme to help overcome high unemployment during the depression. Each house had land at the back to keep hens on and had land down near the sea pool for growing vegetables. The men who lived in the four houses planted the trees that are now part of Achnaglachgach Forest.

About the village

A hillfort known as Dùn a' Choin Duibh is to be found near Torinturk

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