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Southend Beach – Dunaverty Castle Rock loop from St. Columba's Church (ruins)

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Southend Beach – Dunaverty Castle Rock loop from St. Columba's Church (ruins)

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Southend Beach – Dunaverty Castle Rock loop from St. Columba's Church (ruins)

01:06

10.4km

60m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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25 m

View of Sanda Island from Southend

Highlight • Viewpoint

85 m

St. Columba's Church Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

264 m

Keil Caves and St Columba's Footprints

Highlight • Historical Site

Keil Caves are a series of interesting caves at the southern end of Kintyre which you can explore. Although it’s hard to imagine these days, the caves were inhabited by people for many centuries. Nearby, you find St Columba's Chapel, St Columba's Well and St Columba's Footprints, footprints carved in rock to mark where Columba — who brought Christianity to Scotland — first landed.

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447 m

Southend Beach

Highlight • Beach

A spectacular beach with picnic benches next to it on the other side of the road. Features fine golden sand and backed by dunes.

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6.97 km

View of the Sea

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

8.66 km

Dunaverty Castle Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Once the site of an 8th century stronghold castle, the only thing that remains is the big rock that it stood on. There's a new lifeboat shed in the bay now, but the rock itself is impressive enough to warrant a stop off.

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9.51 km

Dunaverty Bay

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful crescent shaped beach with views out to the north coast of Ireland. Ideal spot for swimming.

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9.90 km

Keil Hotel Ruins

Highlight • Other

Here are the remains of the Keil Hotel, an imposing five storey Art Deco building. During World War II, the hotel was used as a hospital. The large white painted frontage of the building served as a useful navigational aid to shipping and aircraft, as the outbreak of war had seen the country's lighthouses extinguished as a security measure. Although the lights were normally kept dark, they could still be activated on special occasions in order to guide Atlantic convoys.

After the war, the hotel reopened around 1947, but by 1990 the business had collapsed. The proprietors ripped out the plumbing and electrics and sold them off, leaving large holes in the walls and ceilings. It finally closed in October 1990.

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10.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.30 km

929 m

839 m

317 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.30 km

810 m

797 m

449 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

12°C

9°C

89 %

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Southend Beach – Dunaverty Castle Rock loop from St. Columba's Church (ruins)

View of Sanda Island from Southend

St. Columba's Church Ruins

Keil Caves and St Columba's Footprints

Southend Beach

View of the Sea

Dunaverty Castle Rock

Dunaverty Bay

Keil Hotel Ruins

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