living in scotland

[Jimmy]

My grandfather was either born in or around Inverary, Scotland. the home of the clan campbell, ive been looking and reading about the history of inverary and i believe that i want to move to Scotland, what type of business is in or around inverary, or in Kintyre?

Inverary is a small town on the far side of Loch Fyne in Argyllshire, mostly a tourist town with no main industry. Farming and fishing would be the main occupations of people staying in this area. Although quite rural its only about 2 hours drive from Glasgow. There is nothing much to the town, one main street and a small harbour although the castle is just a short walk from the centre of the town, the home of your ancestors.
If you continue through Inverary, you are heading down towards the Mull of Kintyre with the main town being Campelltown.
You can join the Crinan Canal at Adrisaig and follow it to its end at the small village of Crinan, the canal was mainly used for the now defunct puffers that plied their trade around the islands of the West coast of Scotland, it saved the long journey down and around the Kintyre penisula.
Kilmartin Glen is beside the canal and is one of Britains oldest archeological sites with its abundance of Standing Stones.
So other than wonderful scenery, farming and oyster catching there is not too much employment about Inverary but what a place to retire to

[David Thorpe]

...what a place to retire to

For the weather, right?

[Redshank]

Inverary is a small town on the far side of Loch Fyne in Argyllshire, mostly a tourist town with no main industry. Farming and fishing would be the main occupations of people staying in this area. Although quite rural its only about 2 hours drive from Glasgow. There is nothing much to the town, one main street and a small harbour although the castle is just a short walk from the centre of the town, the home of your ancestors.
If you continue through Inverary, you are heading down towards the Mull of Kintyre with the main town being Campelltown.
You can join the Crinan Canal at Adrisaig and follow it to its end at the small village of Crinan, the canal was mainly used for the now defunct puffers that plied their trade around the islands of the West coast of Scotland, it saved the long journey down and around the Kintyre penisula.
Kilmartin Glen is beside the canal and is one of Britains oldest archeological sites with its abundance of Standing Stones.
So other than wonderful scenery, farming and oyster catching there is not too much employment about Inverary but what a place to retire to

Jimmy has given a good assessment of the area