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Argyll (other)
Argyll is an ancient shire and modern registration county of Scotland. Argyll can also refer to: In Scotland *Argyllshire (UK Parliament constituency) (1708–1983) *Argyll and Bute, one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area *Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency) *Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency) *Diocese of Argyll, a medieval bishopric *Bishop of Argyll (12th–17th centuries), the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Argyll *Duke of Argyll, a title in the Peerage of Scotland since 1701 and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom since 1892 *Argyll (car), a Scottish motor car marque manufactured from 1899 to 1932, and again from 1976 to around 1990 *Argyll jacket, a shorter than regular jacket with gauntlet cuffs and pocket flaps and front cutaway for wearing with a sporran and kilt Other *Argyll, Edmonton, a residential neighbourhood in Alberta, Canada *Argyll Foods, a defunct British supermarket chain, later part of Safew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argyll
Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of on Great Britain. Argyll was also a medieval bishopric with its cathedral at Lismore, as well as an early modern earldom and dukedom, the Dukedom of Argyll. It borders Inverness-shire to the north, Perthshire and Dunbartonshire to the east, and—separated by the Firth of Clyde—neighbours Renfrewshire and Ayrshire to the south-east, and Buteshire to the south. Between 1890 and 1975, Argyll was an administrative county with a county council. Its area corresponds with most of the modern council area of Argyll and Bute, excluding the Isle of Bute and the Helensburgh area, but including the Morvern and Ardnamurchan areas of the Highland council area. There was an Argyllshire constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain then Parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
