Mull of Kintyre

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proper noun A headland in Scotland, at the southwesternmost tip of the Kintyre peninsula.

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Pentland Frith, sweeping around St. Kilda, from thence embracing the entire cluster of islands to the east and south, as far as Arran; thence to the Mull of Kintyre, re-entering the mainland at Ardmore, in

An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America 1893
They sailed down the Clyde and round the south end of Arran, until, after many adventures and dangers, they reached the Castle of Dunaverty, on the south point of the Mull of Kintyre, belonging to Angus, chief of Islay.

In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce 1867
Cordelia Patrick was born in Glasgow, the daughter of a merchant navy officer from the Mull of Kintyre.

The Guardian World News 2010
But Computer Weekly has learned that the contractors responsible for the Fadec software, who had previously resisted making code changes requested by the MoD's IT experts at Boscombe Down, modified the software after the crash on the Mull of Kintyre - at their own expense.

Comments from all Computer Weekly blogs 2010
In the weeks before the crash on the Mull of Kintyre, pilots reported a series of problems with control of the engines, some of which were damaged.

Comments from all Computer Weekly blogs 2010
The date of 25 May 1994 was eight days before the crash on the Mull of Kintyre.

Comments from all Computer Weekly blogs 2010
Thane stayed with them a few years ago on the Mull of Kintyre and has visited them in the US.

Daily Express News Feeds 2009