The Kintyre Forum

They've done Machrihanish and Southend too. Looks like they didn't get as far as the Sound of Kintyre houses though..

Hopefully this should display an example:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=pa28&sll=52.549062,-1.388655&sspn=0.035752,0.077162&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Campbeltown,+Argyllshire+PA28,+United+Kingdom&ll=55.425068,-5.602169&spn=0.033365,0.077162&z=14&layer=c&cbll=55.425121,-5.602064&panoid=m6AKe-ZS_gaQJ4v32tJPFQ&cbp=12,214.65,,0,7.8

They've put other areas live - I knew about the Burnley area going live. I checked where I live (LE10) and that's been done too, so I checked Campbeltown, and it's been done.

Apologies if it's been done for a while and everyone knows but me!

Funnily I was looking at this last Friday and Streetview wasn't working then. So thanks for letting us know. The flow of the images is not as smooth or logical as the other ones I have seen in the cities but it is a start.

This is good. I can see my house

Thanks Kevin Mc. I can now show everyone where I was born and raised.
Cheers for the link.

fROSTY

D.H wrote: The flow of the images is not as smooth or logical as the other ones I have seen in the cities but it is a start.

I have been looking at some of the building work I have done in my local area as we must have been added about the same time as Campbeltown, On one job when you view from the main road it is scaffolded and you can see some of my lads outside and if you move 50yds up the road the job is complete (fast workers eh!)
On another we started in Dec 08 , shows it before we started so it must take a while from taking the images to adding them to street view.

I have to say that I find Street View absolutely fascinating and I spent ages on it last night. I absolutely loved how I was able to view my house, etc. but in terms of attracting tourists, how good will it be do you think? I watched the views of your area and thought surely they will have a positive impact on tourism? It says that any business can link their website to the photographic maps free of charge so hotels, attractions, shops, restaurants, etc. will surely benefit? And what about housing? I saw some fabulous homes on the Kintyre streets and the surrounding area was out of this world so even though this project is not without its critics, is it a boon for the area?

This is brill! I've just spent ten minutes crawling rounf the toon.

Kinlochbervie's on there now, too!

Beachcomber wrote:This is brill! I've just spent ten minutes crawling rounf the toon.

Kinlochbervie's on there now, too!

Brilliant post Kevin, I've spotted myself in the car in the morning when the snaps were taken at my brekkie lol

You can see the state of most of the shop fronts too now

maxmix

They're excellent aren't they?

I've been waiting literally years to see this for Campbeltown (and other areas). Have had to make do with those grainy satellite pics until now.

I'm at work at the moment on nights. Last night it was quiet, so I was chilling going up the Rest and Be Thankful in Street View on Full Screen. No such luck tonight - this is the first quiet few minutes for almost 7 hours! As soon as it quietens down properly, I'll be back on again.

It does look like they've done a lot of country roads too. I'm sure previously it was just the Cities, but you may be able to do the entire journey from Glasgow to Campbeltown on Street View. If you have a few minutes to kill

Last Wednesday (17th) travelling towards the town just past Glenbarr,and the Google street view car was coming from the town.

Re country roads - the camera vehicle was out and about in Cowal on Tuesday - met it on the single track road - heading over to Portavadie - so we should be able to follow many of our country travel routes....

I notice I have daffodils in my garden - so must have been here about a year ago - a sharp reminder too that I meant to paint my front door

any painters willing to quote please pm me

COOL thanks for posting the link Kevin!!

Look out for the man with no head on Hillside Road

scotty wrote:Look out for the man with no head on Hillside Road

Or the traffic warden on the Main Street giving someone a ticket.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=c ... 2,1.6,,0,5

Brilliant. I've spent the entire night reliving my youth by doing endless loops down Main Street, round the roundabout, back up, turn right at the White Hart, I then handbrake turn the laptop at the bottom of the Big Kiln, and then do it again - all night I've been at it. It's just like being a young fla' again.

To add to the authenticity I've got some Hardcore House blaring as loud as my ears can handle, I've had a big noisy exhaust fitted to my wee tiny laptop (which makes a hoora racket), I've got all the windows in the house open and occasionally I lean out and shout abuse at the neighbours. Mrs Sheik thinks I'm mental but - Happy Daze!

PS. My mother's widows are filthy, wait 'til I see her at Easter!