Campbeltown Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Due to unforeseen circumstances Campbeltown Sheriff Court is closed Friday 22 September and Monday 25 September – any urgent enquiries please contact either Oban or Dumbarton Sheriff Courts . Any emails will not be actioned meantime.
Tuesday 31 2023
Issues with the phonelines in the court have been resolved.
To contact the court, please call 01586 552503
or email: campbeltown@scotcourts.gov.uk
Sheriffdom orders
The following Sheriffdom guidance, information and practice notes apply to this court.
Please also refer to the
Rules and Practice section of the website.
Amending Act of Court No. 3 of 2023 | PDF | 116.08 KB | 23 Aug, 2023 |
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Order 1 of 2023 Lochgilphead and Dunoon | PDF | 61.56 KB | 14 Aug, 2023 |
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No 2 of 2023 - Court holidays and custody arrangments 2024 | PDF | 237.06 KB | 27 Jun, 2023 |
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Amendment to Kilmarnock Court Holidays | PDF | 60.54 KB | 13 Jun, 2023 |
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Amending Act of Court No 1 of 2023 - Court holidays and custody court arrangements - Monday 8 May 2023 | PDF | 79.76 KB | 23 Jan, 2023 |
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Final - Sheriffs Principal Guidance for Court Users - Electronic Submission of Documents | PDF | 227.19 KB | 24 Oct, 2022 |
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PN no.3 of 2022 - PIDM (003) | PDF | 361.90 KB | 19 Oct, 2022 |
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Order No. 9 of 2022 - PDF version | PDF | 78.78 KB | 03 Oct, 2022 |
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Order No. 4 of 2022 - Act of Court | PDF | 86.09 KB | 16 Sep, 2022 |
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Act of Court Holidays 2023 | PDF | 260.76 KB | 22 Jul, 2022 |
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Management of Proceedings in the Sheriff Courts (July 2022) | PDF | 181.07 KB | 20 Jul, 2022 |
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Guidance for Court Users - Child Welfare Hearings | PDF | 172.56 KB | 13 Jul, 2022 |
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Management of Summary Cause Proceedings Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 | PDF | 193.24 KB | 11 Jul, 2022 |
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North Strathclyde Order of Court No 2 of 2022 | PDF | 45.27 KB | 06 Jun, 2022 |
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JP Court restart and transfer of LGH JP Court business | PDF | 49.74 KB | 19 May, 2022 |
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Electronic submisison of documents No2 26.06.20 | PDF | 254.38 KB | 19 May, 2022 |
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Civil Business No 5 | PDF | 273.35 KB | 19 May, 2022 |
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Amended Act of Court for Public Holidays in July Aug Sept 2020 | PDF | 82.40 KB | 19 May, 2022 |
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Coronavirus Guidance Civil Business No 4 | PDF | 357.22 KB | 19 May, 2022 |
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Coronavirus Order No. 4 - Criminal Business - 1 June 2020 | PDF | 236.20 KB | 19 May, 2022 |
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The Court House is a traditional Court building, which sits at the top of Castlehill in the centre of Campbeltown. There is one Courtroom on the ground floor of the building.
The jurisdiction of the court covers that part of the parish of South Knapdale, south of the line of the B8024 road from Clachbreck on Loch Caolisport in the west to the junction of the B8024 road with the A83 road in the east, all of Kintyre, and the islands of Jura, Islay and Gigha.
Contact details
Postal address
Sheriff Court House,
Castlehill,
Campbeltown,
PA28 6AN
Main telephone
01586 552503
For enquiries please email campbeltown@scotcourts.gov.uk
Sheriff Clerk / Main contact
Lauren Young
Fax
01586 554967
We only accept Appointment of Executor applications. The recording of Inventories and issuing of confirmation is undertaken at Dumbarton Sheriff Court
Email
campbeltown@scotcourts.gov.uk
Accessibility contact
If you require the support of an interpreter when you contact a court (by phone or attend in person), a telephone interpretation service is available. To access this service ask for telephone interpreting and the language required. This service is NOT available during actual court proceedings.
If you use British Sign Language (BSL) and wish to phone us using a sign language interpreter, you can use the online video relay interpreting service. For more information see the contactSCOTLAND website. www.contactscotland-bsl.org
Directions
The court house is situated at the top of Castlehill on the right hand side next to the Old Police Station.
Please use the Journey Planner for public transportation information.
By bus
Buses from outlying areas stop in Kinloch Road. Local buses stop in Main Street close to the court.
By car
There is no public parking at the court house. There is free on-street parking on most streets surrounding the courthouse
By taxi
The main taxi rank is at Main Street, outside the town hall, 75 yards from the courthouse.
On arrival
All visitors should report to the Sheriff Clerk's Office, which is immediately on the right hand side after you enter the building.
If you are attending for jury duty please report to the Sheriff Clerk's office.
There is disabled access at the side of the building. Visitors are asked to ring the bell at the access door to gain access.
Facilities
There are no facilities in the courthouse but there are several restaurants close to the courthouse in Main Street.
If you are sitting on a jury, lunch and refreshments are provided if the court sits into the afternoon.
A loop induction service is available in the courtroom for people who have hearing difficulties. Please advise the Sheriff Clerk's staff if you require to use this facility.
Pay a Fine
If you want to pay your fine or would like information and advice please visit our Pay a Fine page.
Opening times
Mon - Thu 09:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 17:00
Fri 09:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 16:00.
Public Holidays
2023
January 2, 3
April 7, 10
May 1, 8, 29
September 18
October 2
December 4, 25, 26
Complaints
Please refer to the complaints and feedback page.
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