Campbeltown

[kam-buhl-toun]

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noun

a seaport on the Kintyre peninsula, in southwestern Scotland: known for its single-malt whiskeys and as a tourist destination.

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Daniel Livingstone, 25, of Calton Avenue, Campbeltown, was jailed for seven years and nine months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to import cocaine.

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McGovern, 33, fled Scotland via Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute and Dublin.

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McGovern, 33, fled Scotland via Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute and onto Dublin.

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For instance, Campbeltown whiskies can only come from a specific part of the Kintyre peninsula, while Islay whiskies must be from the island of the same name.