Luing
Island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 56.239, -5.641 |
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| OS grid ref: | NM 74 11 |
| Dialling code: | 01852 (Kilmelford) |
Luing is a small, low‑lying island off the west coast of Scotland, within the council area of Argyll and Bute, and usually grouped with the nearby Slate Islands. It has a mix of rocky shoreline, sheltered bays and rolling pasture, and is reached by a short ferry crossing; the landscape is dominated by coastal views, grazing land and pockets of heath and scrub that attract seabirds and marine wildlife.
The island supports a close‑knit crofting community of only a few hundred people, with livelihoods traditionally based on small‑scale farming, fishing and more recently tourism and holiday lets. Luing is best known for the hardy Luing cattle breed developed there, and its history carries echoes of Gaelic and Norse influence and links to the wider slate‑quarrying economy of the surrounding islands, while offering good opportunities for wildlife watching, walking and sea activities.
Postcode districts covering Luing
Neighbouring places
- Shuna (Luing) Island 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Easdale Island 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Eilean Buidhe Island 3.7 miles6 km
- Seil Island 3.9 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Luing
PA34 4UE, PA34 4TU, PA34 4UD, PA34 4UH, PA34 4TZ, PA34 4UB, PA34 4TX, PA34 4UA, PA34 4TY … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 53.1 miles85.4 km
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 64.9 miles104.4 km
- Oban Railway Station 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Craignure Railway Station 16.1 miles25.9 km
Hotels near Luing Ad
- Corrie House 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Loch Melfort Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Tigh An Truish Inn 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Knipoch House Hotel 4 10 miles16.1 km
- Kilmartin Hotel 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
Local points of interest
- Craobh Marina Marina 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Ardencaple House Estate 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Kilmelford Yacht Haven Harbour 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Melfort House Estate 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Barbreck House Estate 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Crinan Boat Yard Marina 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Glenfeochan Estate 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Soroba House Estate 13 miles20.9 km
- Pennycross House Estate 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Achnabreac Forest 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Duart Castle Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Torosay Castle Estate 14.7 miles23.6 km