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 Duke of Argyll ( gd, Diùc Earraghàidheil) is a title created in the peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The earls, marquesses, and dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful ...

. It borders Inverness-shire to the north,

Perthshire Perthshire (locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, ...

and Dunbartonshire to the east, and—separated by the Firth of Clyde—neighbours Renfrewshire and

Ayrshire Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...

to the south-east, and

Buteshire The County of Bute ( gd, Siorrachd Bhòid), also known as Buteshire, is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. The county comprises a number of islands in the Firth of Clyde, between the counties of Argyll and Ayrshire, the p ...

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 The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in May 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. The Acts ratified the treaty of Union which created a new unified Kingdo ...

then Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1708 until 1983.

Name

The name derives from Old Gaelic ' (border region of the Gaels). The early 13th-century author of ' wrote that "the name ''Arregathel'' means margin (i.e., border region) of the Scots or Irish, because all Scots and Irish are generally called ''Gattheli'' (i.e. Gaels), from their ancient warleader known as Gaithelglas." The ' is however of dubious authenticity. However, the word ' naturally carries the meaning of the word 'coast' when applied to maritime regions, so the placename can also be translated as "Coast of heGaels". Woolf has suggested that the name ' replaced the name ' when the 9th-century Norse conquest split Irish and the islands of Alban off from mainland Alban . The mainland area, renamed ', would have contrasted with the offshore islands of ', literally 'islands of the foreigners'. They were referred to this way because during the 9th to 12th centuries, they were ruled by Old Norse-speaking Norse–Gaels.

North Argyll

The term ''North Argyll'' historically referred to what is now called Wester Ross. It acquired the name ''North Argyll'' as it was settled by missionaries and refugees from Dál Riata, based at the abbey of Applecross. The position of abbot was hereditary, and when Ferchar mac in tSagart, son of the abbot, became the Earl of Ross, the region of ''North Argyll'' started to acquire the name ''Wester Ross''. Both names continued in use until the 15th century, when ''Wester Ross'' became the exclusive term.

Geography

Argyllshire is split into two non-contiguous mainland sections divided by

Loch Linnhe Loch Linnhe () is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. The part upstream of Corran is known in Gaelic as (the black pool, originally known as Loch Abar), and downstream as (the salty pool). The name ''Linnhe'' is derived from the Gaelic w ...

, plus a large number of islands that fall within the

Inner Hebrides The Inner Hebrides (; Scottish Gaelic: ''Na h-Eileanan a-staigh'', "the inner isles") is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, whic ...

. Mainland Argyllshire is characterised by mountainous Highland scenery interspersed with hundreds of lochs, with a heavily indented coastline containing numerous small offshore islands. The islands present a contrasting range of scenery – from the relatively flat islands of Coll and Tiree to the mountainous terrain of Jura and Mull. For ease of reference the following is split into three sections: Mainland (north), Mainland (south) and the Inner Hebrides.

Mainland (north)

The northern mainland section consists of two large peninsulas – Ardnamurchan and Morvern – divided by Loch Sunart, with a large inland section – known traditionally as Ardgour – bounded on the east by

. This loch gradually narrows, before turning sharply west in the vicinity of Fort William (where it is known as Loch Eil), almost cutting the northern mainland section of Argyll in two. This area, in the vicinity of Fort William and along the railway line, contains the largest towns of northern mainland Argyll. Ardnamurchan is a remote, mountainous region with only one access road; it terminates in Ardnamurchan Point and Corrachadh Mòr, the westernmost points of the British mainland. In the north-east of the peninsula two unnamed sub-peninsulas almost encircle

Kentra Bay Kentra Bay, also known as the Singing Sands, is a remote tidal, 306° orientated, coastal embayment located on the northern shore of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, at the extreme eastern side, where it meets the mainland proper, near Acharacle, in ...

, and are bound by the South Channel of Loch Moidart to the north; to the east of this lies the

River Shiel The River Shiel (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Seile) is a four kilometre long river in Acharacle, Highland (council area), Highland. It flows out of the Loch Shiel into the sea at Dorlin. Fishing The river contains salmon and sea trout, as well ...

and then Loch Shiel, a long loch which forms most of this section of the border with Inverness-shire. Morvern is a large peninsula and like its northern neighbour is remote, mountainous and sparsely populated. In its north-west

Loch Teacuis Loch Sunart (Scottish Gaelic ) is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. Loch Sunart is bounded to the north by the Sunart district of Ardnamurchan and to the south by the Morvern district. At long, it is the longest sea loch in the Highland ...

cuts deeply into the peninsula, as does Loch Aline in the south. At the estuary of Loch Teacuis lie the large islands of

Oronsay This is a list of islands called Oronsay (Scottish Gaelic: '), which provides an index for islands in Scotland with this and similar names. It is one of the more common names for Scottish islands. The names come from ''Örfirisey'' which transla ...

, Risga and Càrna. There are numerous lochs in northern Argyll, the largest being

Loch Doilet ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

Loch Arienas Loch Arienas is an extensive, lowland, freshwater loch on the Ardtornish Estate on the Morvern peninsula in the Scottish Highlands The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical r ...

Loch Teàrnait Loch Teàrnait, also known as Loch Tearnait or Loch Ternate, is a small, lowland, freshwater loch on the Ardtornish Estate on the Morvern peninsula in the Scottish Highlands. It lies in an east to west direction and is approximately southeast ...

Loch Doire nam Mart Loch Doire nam Mart, also known as Loch Durinemart or Loch Durinemast, is a small, lowland, freshwater loch on the Ardtornish Estate on the Morvern peninsula in the Scottish Highlands. It lies in a northwest to southeast direction approximatel ...

and

Loch Mudle ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

List of islands

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Ardtoe Island Ardtoe ( gd, Àird Tobha) is a place on the coast of Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has sandy beaches with views to the island of Eigg. Ardtoe is situated at the head of the channel, which connects Kentra Bay ...

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* Càrna * Dearg Sgeir *

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* Eilean a' Chuilinn * Eilean a' Mhuirich * Eilean an Fhèidh * Eilean an t-Sionnaich * Eilean Ghleann Fhionainn * Eilean Mhic Dhomhnuill Dhuibh * Eilean mo Shlinneag *

Eilean Mòr, Loch Sunart Eilean Mòr is an uninhabited, tidal island opposite Oronsay at the entrance to Loch Sunart, an arm of the sea on the west coast of Scotland. At low tide it is attached to Glenmore on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. The highest elevation is . At lo ...

Eilean Mòr, Loch Sunart (inner) Eilean Mòr is an uninhabited, tidal island opposite Oronsay, Loch Sunart, Oronsay at the entrance to Loch Sunart, an arm of the sea on the west coast of Scotland. At low tide it is attached to Glenmore on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. The highest ...

* Eilean na h-Acarseid * Eilean na Beitheiche * Eilean nam Gillean * Eilean nan Eildean * Eilean nan Gabhar * Eilean nan Gall * Eilean Rubha an Ridire * Eilean Uillne *

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* Garbh Eilean *

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(inner Loch Sunart) *

(outer Loch Sunart) *

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* Red Rocks * Risga * Seilag * Sgeir an Eididh * Sgeir an t-Seangain * Sgeir Buidhe * Sgeir Charrach * Sgeir Ghobhlach * Sgeir Horsgeat * Sgeir Mhali * Sgeir Mhòr * Sgeir nan Gillean * Sgeirean nan Torran * Sgeirean Shallachain * Sligneach Bag * Sligneach Mòr File:Corrachadh Mor 2005-07-15.jpg, Corrachadh Mòr as seen from the Ardnamurchan Point lighthouse File:Dramatic Scenery at Loch Sunart - geograph.org.uk - 1659920.jpg, Loch Sunart File:Creach Bheinn and Glen Galmadale.jpg, Creach Bheinn on the Morvern peninsula File:Risga - geograph.org.uk - 1348719.jpg, The isle of Risga File:Kentra Moss near Kentra - geograph.org.uk - 125936.jpg, Kentra Moss flatlands

Mainland (south)

The southern mainland section is much larger than the northern, and is dominated by the long Kintyre peninsula, the terminus of which lies only from Northern Ireland on the other side of the North Channel. The coast is complex, with the west coast in particular being heavily indented and containing numerous sea inlets, peninsulas and sub-peninsulas; of the latter, the major ones (north to south) are Appin, Ardchattan, Craignish,

Tayvallich Tayvallich (pronounced ; gd, Taigh a' Bhealaich ) is a small village in the Knapdale area of Argyll and Bute, in Scotland. The village name has its origins in Gaelic, and means the "house of the pass". The village is built around a sheltered harbo ...

, Taynish, Knapdale and Kintyre, and the major loch inlets (north to south) are

Loch Leven Loch Leven may refer to: ;Bodies of water in Scotland * Loch Leven (Kinross), a freshwater loch in Perth and Kinross ** Loch Leven Castle, a fortress on the loch ** William Douglas of Lochleven, later the 6th Earl of Morton * Loch Leven (Highlands) ...

, Loch Creran, Loch Etive,

Loch Feochan ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

Loch Melfort ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

, Loch Craignish, Loch Crinan, Loch Sween,

Loch Caolisport ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

and West Loch Tarbert, the latter dividing Kintyre from Knapdale. To the east Loch Fyne separates Kintyre from the Cowal peninsula, which is itself split into three sub-peninsulas by Lochs Striven and Riddon and split on its east coast by Holy Loch and

Loch Goil Loch Goil; ( gd, Loch Goil) is a small sea loch forming part of the coast of the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The sea loch is entirely within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. It is an arm of Loch Long. The v ...

; south across the Kyles of Bute lies the island of

Bute Bute or BUTE may refer to: People * Marquess of Bute, a title in the Peerage of Great Britain; includes lists of baronets, earls and marquesses of Bute * Lord of Bute, a title in medieval Scotland, including a list of lords * Lucian Bute (born ...

, which is part of

, and to east across Loch Long lies the Rosneath peninsula in Dunbartonshire. The topography of south Argyll is in general heavily mountainous and sparsely populated, with numerous lochs; Kintyre is slightly flatter though still hilly. Near Glen Coe can be found Bidean nam Bian, the tallest peak in the county at 1,150 m (3,770 ft). Of the lochs and bodies of water the largest are (roughly north to south) the

Blackwater Reservoir The Blackwater Reservoir is a reservoir created behind a dam in the mountains above Kinlochleven, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. The dam is long, the longest in the Highlands. The hydroelectric scheme was constructed in the early 1900s for the ...

Loch Achtriochtan Loch Achtriochtan or Loch Trychardan is a small shallow freshwater loch located to the east of Glencoe village in Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands. It is now under the care of the National Trust for Scotland. During the 18th century, the loch ...

Loch Laidon Loch Laidon or Loch Lydoch or Loch Luydan is a long thin freshwater loch, on a southwest to northeast orientation, with outlets on the southwest side, that form the loch into a walkingstick with two supports, and is located on Rannoch Moor on ...

, Loch Bà, loch Buidhe, Lochan na Stainge,

Loch Dochard Loch Dochard is an upland freshwater loch lying approximately west of Bridge of Orchy in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of S ...

Loch Tulla Loch Tulla ( gd, Loch Toilbhe ) is a small loch at near Bridge of Orchy and Glen Coe in Scotland and in the central highlands. It contains salmon some of which are bred locally. The loch is 2.5 miles in length and an average 0.5 miles in width, w ...

, Lochan Shira, the Cruachan Reservoir,

Loch Restil Loch Restil; is a freshwater loch that lies in the pass between Glen Croe and Glen Kinglas on the Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. One of the main roads to the west of Scotland coast, the A83, passes Loch Restil. The burn th ...

, Loch Awe, Loch Avich, Blackmill Loch, Loch Nant, Loch Nell,

Loch Scammadale ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

, Loch Glashan, Loch Loskin, Loch Eck,

Asgog Loch Asgog Loch is a natural freshwater loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located about southwest of Tighnabruaich, on the Cowal peninsula. The loch was dammed during the 19th century to create an impounding reservoir for the supply of fresh ...

Loch Tarsan Loch Tarsan; is a freshwater loch and impounding reservoir located 13 kilometres Northwest of Dunoon, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. This three-armed Reservoir extends into both Glen Tarsan and Glen Lean. It supplies wate ...

, Càm Loch,

Loch nan Torran ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

Loch Ciàran ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

Loch Garasdale ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...

Lussa Loch ''Motya'' is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1859. Species *''Motya abseuzalis'' Walker, 1859 Florida, Antilles to Brazil *''Motya arcuata'' (Schaus, 1910) Costa Rica *''Motya flotsama'' (Dyar, ...

and

Tangy Loch Tangy Loch, Kintyre Kintyre ( gd, Cinn Tìre, ) is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The peninsula stretches about , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south to East and West Loch Tarbert in the north. The re ...

List of islands

''Note that islands lying off the west coast are generally considered to be part of the Inner Hebrides (see below)'' * Abbot's Isle * An Oitir *

Barmore Island Barmore Island is a peninsula in Scotland located on the east of Knapdale, in the council area of Argyll and Bute. It is 1 and a half miles north from Tarbert Tarbert ( gd, An Tairbeart) is a place name in Scotland and Ireland. Places named Tarb ...

Black Islands Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have of ...

Burnt Islands The Burnt Islands ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Loisgte) are three small islands that lie in the Kyles of Bute, on the Cowal Peninsula, Argyll and Bute, on the West coast of the Scottish mainland. The islands are located at . Individually the Islands ...

(''comprising Eilean Mòr, Eilean Fraoich and Eilean Buidhe'') *

Island Davaar Island Davaar or Davaar Island ( gd, Eilean Dà Bhàrr) is located at the mouth of Campbeltown Loch off the east coast of Kintyre, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is a tidal island, linked to the mainland by a natural Shingle beach, shingle cau ...

* Duncuan Island * Eilean a' Chòmhraidh * Eilean an t-Sagairt * Eilean Aoghainn * Eilean Beith * Eilean Buidhe *

Eilean Dubh Eilean Dubh (Scottish Gaelic, 'Black Island') may refer to: * List of islands called Eilean Dubh * ''Eilean Dubh'' (ferry) See also * Black Island (disambiguation) *Black Isle The Black Isle ( gd, an t-Eilean Dubh, ) is a peninsula within R ...

* Eilean Grianain * Eilean Math-ghamhna *

Eilean Mòr Eilean Mòr, literally meaning "large island" in Scottish Gaelic, is the name of several Scottish islands. In some areas, the term merely refers to the large island of a group, and may be used in place of the actual name: Saltwater * Eilean Mòr, ...

* Eilean Munde * Eilean nam Meann *

* Gluniform Island * Henrietta Reef *

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Inishail Inishail (alternate Inchald) is an island and former parish,Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone in Loch Awe, Scotland. Geography The island lies at the north end of the loch in the co ...

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* Liath Eilean * Oitir Mòr *

Sanda Island Sanda Island ( gd, Sandaigh) is a small island in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, off the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, near Southend and Dunaverty Castle. On clear days Sanda can be seen from the southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, f ...

Scart Rocks SCART (also known as or , especially in France, 21-pin EuroSCART in marketing by Sharp in Asia, Euroconector in Spain, EuroAV or EXT, or EIA Multiport in the United States, as an EIA interface) is a French-originated standard and associated 21- ...

* Sgat Beag * Sgat Mòr * Sgeir Bhuide * Sgeir Caillich * Sgeir Lag Choan * Sgeir Leathann * Sgeir Mhaola Cin * Sgeir na Dubhaidh * Sgeir Port a' Ghuail * Sheep Island * Thorn Isle File:Iainland - towards Rubha nah Airde - geograph.org.uk - 1102840.jpg, Knapdale scenery File:Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 49941.jpg, Mull of Kintyre lighthouse File:Loch Riddon or Loch Ruel and the Kyles of Bute - geograph.org.uk - 848161.jpg, Loch Riddon File:Loch Etive.jpg, Loch Etive looking NE from Sron nam Feannag File:Glencoepanorama.jpg, Glen Coe, with the Three Sisters of Bidean nam Bian File:Loch Restil - geograph.org.uk - 11726.jpg, Loch Restil File:Davaarisland1379.jpg, Davaar island

Inner Hebrides

Argyllshire contains the majority of the Inner Hebrides group, with the notable exceptions of

Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o Skye), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated b ...

and Eigg (both in Inverness-shire). The islands are too geographically diverse to be summarised here; further details can be found on the individual pages below.

List of islands

* Am Fraoch Eilean *

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* Belnahua * Bernera Island * Brosdale Island * Calve Island *

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* Cara Island * Carraig an Daimh * Carsaig Island * Coiresa * Coll * Colonsay * Craro Island *

Island of Danna The Island of Danna or Danna ( gd, Danna), is an inhabited tidal island in Argyll and Bute. Geography It is connected to the mainland by a stone causeway and is at the southern end of the narrow Tayvallich peninsula, which separates Loch Swee ...

* Dubh Artach *

* Eagamol *

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Easdale Easdale ( gd, Eilean Èisdeal) is one of the Slate Islands, in the Firth of Lorn, Scotland. Once the centre of the Scottish slate industry, there has been some recent island regeneration by the owners. This is the smallest of the Inner Hebrides ...

* Eilean a' Chalmain * Eilean a' Chùirn * Eilean a' Mhadaidh * Eilean Àird nan Uan * Eilean an Aodaich * Eilean an Fhuarain * Eileach an Naoimh * Eilean Annraidh * Eilean an Righ * Eilean Arsa * Eilean Ascaoineach * Eilean Balnagowan *

Eilean Bàn Eilean Bàn (Scottish Gaelic meaning ''White Island'') is a island between Kyle of Lochalsh and the Isle of Skye, in the historic county of Ross and Cromarty in the Highland local government area. The Skye Bridge uses the island as a stepping-s ...

* Eilean Bhrìde * Eilean Coltair * Eilean Craobhach * Eilean dà Ghallagain *

Eilean dà Mhèinn Eilean dà Mhèinn, is a small inhabited island in Loch Crinan and one of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is about to the west of the village of Crinan in Knapdale Knapdale ( gd, Cnapadal, IPA: �kraʰpət̪əɫ̪ forms a rural district of ...

* Eilean Dioghlum * Eilean Dùin *

Eilean Fraoich This is a list of islands called Eilean Fraoch or Fraoch Eilean, which provides an index for islands in Scotland with this and similar names. Literally meaning " heather island" in Scottish Gaelic, it is a common Scottish island name. It may also r ...

* Eilean Gainimh * Eilean Garbh * Eilean Ghòmain * Eilean Ghreasamuill * Eilean Imersay * Eilean Inshaig *

Eilean Loain Eilean Loain is a small island in Loch Sween and one of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is about west of the settlement of Kilmichael of Inverlussa in Knapdale and a similar distance southeast of the village of Tayvallich on the other side o ...

* Eilean Loch Oscair * Eilean Mhartan *

Eilean Mhic Chrion Eilean Mhic Chrion is a tidal island sheltering Ardfern in Loch Craignish, Scotland. Eilean Mhic Chrion is one of 43 tidal islands that can be walked to from the mainland of Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlan ...

* Eilean Mhic Coinnich *

Eilean Musdile Eilean Musdile (Mansedale) is an islet, and lighthouse to the south west of Lismore in the Inner Hebrides. The island lies in the entrance to Loch Linnhe, separated from Lismore by a sound ¼ miles across. It is a low-lying rock, in size, with ...

* Eilean na Cloiche *

Eilean na Cille Eilean na Cille, south east of Benbecula Benbecula (; gd, Beinn nam Fadhla or ) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census, it had a resident population of 1,283 with a siza ...

* Eilean na Creiche * Eilean na h-Eairne * Eilean na h-Uamha * Eilean na Seamair * Eilean nam Ban * Eilean nam Muc * Eilean nan Caorach * Eilean nan Coinean *

Eilean nan Each Horse Island ( gd, Eilean nan Each) is an uninhabited island in the Summer Isles, in the north west of Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern thir ...

* Eilean nan Gamhna * Eilean Odhar * Eilean Ona * Eilean Ornsay * Eilean Ramsay * Eilean Reilean * Eilean Righ * Eilean Tràighe *

Eileanan na h-Aoran Kate Forsyth (born 3 June 1966) is an Australian author. She is best known for her historical novel ''Bitter Greens'', which interweaves a retelling of the ''Rapunzel'' fairy tale with the true life story of the woman who first told the tale, ...

* Eorsa * Erisgeir *

Eriska Eriska is a flat tidal island at the entrance to Loch Creran on the west coast of Scotland. Privately owned by the Buchanan-Smiths from 1973 until August 2016, Eriska is now owned by Creation Gem, a family-owned business from Hong Kong.

* Erraid *

Fladda There are many small islands in Scotland called Flodday (Scots Gaelic: Flodaigh) or similar and this list provides a guide to their location. The derivation of the name is from the Old Norse ''floti'' meaning "raft" or "float". The similar island n ...

Frenchman's Rocks A Frenchman is a French person. Frenchman may also refer to: Places * Frenchman, Nevada, an unincorporated community * Frenchman Bay, Maine * Frenchman Bay, within King George Sound (Western Australia) * Frenchman Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada * ...

* Gamhna Gigha * Gamhnach Mhòr *

Garbh Rèisa {{disambig Garbh is an Irish word describing a ''rugged'' landscape feature. It can be found in : * Garbh Sgeir, skerry in the Small Isles in Scotland ; * Garbh Eileach, skerry in the Garvellachs The Garvellachs (Scottish Gaelic: Garbh Eileaic ...

* Garbh Sgeir *

Garvellachs The Garvellachs (Scottish Gaelic: Garbh Eileaich) or Isles of the Sea form a small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Part of the Argyll and Bute council area, they lie west of Lunga and northwest of Scarba and have been uninhabited ...

Gigalum Island Gigalum Island or Gigalum is a tiny, private uninhabited island off the southeast coast of Gigha in Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainlan ...

* Gigha * Gòdag * Gometra * Guirasdeal * Hàslam * Humla * Inch Kenneth *

Inn Island Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accomm ...

* Insh Island *

Iona Iona (; gd, Ì Chaluim Chille (IPA: �iːˈxaɫ̪ɯimˈçiʎə, sometimes simply ''Ì''; sco, Iona) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there ...

Island Macaskin Island Macaskin or MacAskin ( gd, Eilean MhicAsgain) is an island in Loch Craignish, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is owned by the Jenkin family and has been since 1904. History and wildlife The island was formerly inhabited, and unusual ...

Islay Islay ( ; gd, Ìle, sco, Ila) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides", it lies in Argyll just south west of Jura, Scotland, Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The isl ...

Hough Skerries Hough may refer to: * Hamstringing, or severing the Achilles tendon of an animal * the leg or shin of an animal (in the Scots language), from which the dish potted hough is made * Hough (surname) Communities United Kingdom * Hough, Alderley Edg ...

* Hyskeir (''in Gaelic, Oigh-Sgeir'') * Jura * Kerrera * Lady's Rock *

Liath Sgeir Liath Luachra or the "Grey one of Luachair", is the name of two characters in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. Both appear in ''The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn'', which details the young life and adventures of the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill. Alfred Nu ...

* Lismore *

Little Colonsay Little Colonsay ( gd, Colbhasa Beag) is an uninhabited island west of the island of the Isle of Mull in Scotland. The geology of the island is columnar basalt, similar to that of neighbouring Staffa. It is part of the Loch Na Keal National Sce ...

* Luing * Lunga * MacCormaig Isles * Maisgeir * Muck *

Na Sgeiran Mòra NA, N.A., Na, nA or n/a may refer to: Chemistry and physics * Sodium, symbol Na, a chemical element * Avogadro constant (''N''A) * Nucleophilic addition, a type of reaction in organic chemistry * Numerical aperture, a number that characterizes a ...

* Nave Island * Ormsa *

* Orsay * Rèidh Eilean * Rèisa an t-Struith * Rèisa Mhic Phaidean * Ruadh Sgeir *

Rùm Rùm (), a Scottish Gaelic name often anglicised to Rum (), is one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, in the district of Lochaber, Scotland. For much of the 20th century the name became Rhum, a spelling invented by the former owner, Sir ...

Samalan Island Samalan Island is a small island, just off the Isle of Mull at the mouth of Loch na Keal in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. To its south west is the island of Inchkenneth, and to its north, the island of Ulva Ulva (; gd, Ulbha) is a small i ...

* Sanday * Scarba * Scoul Eilean * Seil * Sgeir a' Mhàim-àrd * Sgeir a' Phuirt * Sgeir an Ròin * Sgeiran Mòra * Sgeir Mhòr * Sgeir na Caillich * Sgeir nan Gobhar * Sgeir nan Sgarbh * Sgeir Shealg * Sgeir Tràighe *

Shian Island Shian ( fa, شيان, also Romanized as Shīān and Sheyān; also known as Bala yi Shiān, Balūshīān and Shīlān) is a village in Zhavarud-e Sharqi Rural District, in the Central District of Sanandaj County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the ...

* Shuna, Slate Islands *

Shuna Island Shuna Island or simply Shuna is an island in Loch Linnhe, offshore from Appin. The island is approximately long and wide and extends to some in total. The island is characterised by a table topped hill at its southern end. The name Shuna is ...

, Loch Linnhe *

Skerryvore Skerryvore (from the Gaelic ''An Sgeir Mhòr'' meaning "The Great Skerry") is a remote island that lies off the west coast of Scotland, southwest of Tiree. Skerryvore Lighthouse is located on these rocks, built with some difficulty between 18 ...

* Small Isles * Soa, near Coll * Soa, Tiree * Soa, near Mull * Staffa * Taynish Island * Sùil Ghorm * Texa * Tiree * Torran Rocks * Torsa * Treshnish Isles * Ulva File:Calve Island.jpg, Calve Island File:Iorcail - geograph.org.uk - 761496.jpg, Cliffs at Iorcail on Canna File:Caraislandaerial.jpg, Cara File:Eorsa, Loch Na Keal.jpg, Eorsa from Mull File:Iona Abbey from water.jpg, Iona Abbey File:Dun Nosebridge.jpg,

Dun Nosebridge Dun Nosebridge is an British Iron Age, Iron Age fort southeast of Bridgend, Islay, Bridgend, Islay, Scotland. The fort is on the right bank of the River Laggan, Islay, River Laggan. The name's origin is probably a mixture of Scottish Gaelic and O ...

on Islay File:Gylen Castle, Kerrera - geograph.org.uk - 1640107.jpg, Gylen Castle on Kerrera File:Rum Ponies - geograph.org.uk - 151595.jpg, Ponies on Rum File:Waterfall on South Coast of Rum - geograph.org.uk - 41742.jpg, Coastal waterfall on Rum File:Staffa01.jpg, Basalt columns on Staffa File:Ulbhabluebells.jpg, Bluebell field on Ulva

Shire, county and district

Historically, the term ''shire'' is somewhat misleading, as it must not be confused with an English county. In medieval Latin, the latter was referred to as a ''comitatus'', which prior to 1889 a Scottish ''shire'' had never been. In Scotland, the ''comitatus'' was in fact the region controlled as a ''Lordship'' (as opposed, for example, to a Lairdship), such as a mormaerdom, or an early earldom, and typically survived as a '' regality'' (though this is a broader term encompassing also more junior authority). ''Shire'' instead came into use, in Scotland, to refer to the region in which a particular

sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...

operated; in Scottish medieval Latin this was sometimes called the ''vice-comitatus''. Following the transfer of the Hebrides and adjacent mainland coast from Norway to Scotland, by the 1266 Treaty of Perth, Argyll was served by the sheriff of Perth. However, in 1293, king John Balliol established the post of

sheriff of Kintyre The Sheriff of Kintyre was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Kintyre, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. The sheriffdom was created in 1293 by King John of Scotland in an effort to maintain peace ...

. In 1326, Dougall Campbell, son of Neil Campbell, was rewarded for Campbell support of Robert the Bruce; Dougall was grandson of the

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Innis Chonnell Innischonnell (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Chonaill) is an island in Loch Awe, Scotland. It is part of Kilchrenan and Dalavich parish, in Argyll. The island is fourteen miles east of Kilmartin, Argyll. Castle The castle that stands on the wooded isla ...

, at the centre of the Argyll region, so he was created ''Sheriff of Argyll''. However, the sheriffdom had only been created to oversee the forfeited MacDougall territory of Lorn (including Mull), the southern parts of Argyll remained part of the quasi-independent Lordship of the Isles until the late 15th century. In 1476, John MacDonald, the Lord of the Isles, quitclaimed Kintyre and Knapdale (including the region between Loch Awe and Loch Fyne) to Scotland, and initially Knapdale was served by the Sheriff of Perth. However, in 1481, it was placed under the control of '' Tarbertshire'' – an expanded sheriffdom of Kintyre. The Scottish Reformation coincidentally followed the fall of the Lordship of the Isles, but the MacDonalds – former lords – were strong supporters of the former religious regime. The Campbells by contrast were strong supporters of the reforms, so at the start of the 17th century, under instruction from James VI, the Campbells were sent to

and Jura – MacDonald territory – to subdue the MacDonalds. The sheriffdom of Argyll was an inherited position, and had remained in the Campbell family, and now it was extended to include Islay and Jura. Campbell pressure at this time also lead to the sheriff court for Tarbertshire being moved to Inverary, where the Campbells held the court for the sheriff of Argyll. Somewhat inevitably, in 1633, Tarbertshire was abolished, in favour of the sheriff of Argyll. David II had restored MacDougall authority over Lorn in 1357, but John MacDougall (head of the MacDougalls) had already renounced claims to Mull (in 1354) in favour of the MacDonalds, to avoid potential conflict. The MacLeans were an ancient family based in Lorn (including Mull), and following the quitclaim, they no longer had a Laird in Mull, so themselves became Mull's Lairds. Unlike the MacDonalds, they were fervent supporters of the Reformation, even supporting acts of

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against king Charles II's

repudiation Repudiation may refer to: * Repudiation (marriage), the formal act by which a husband forcibly renounces his wife in certain cultures and religions *Disownment, the formal act by which a parent forcibly renounces his child *Anticipatory repudiatio ...

of the

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. Archibald Campbell (Earl of Argyll) was instructed by the

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to seize Mull, and suppress the non-conformist behaviour; by 1680 he gained possession of the island, and transferred shrieval authority to the sheriff of Argyll. In 1746, following

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insurrections, the Heritable Jurisdictions Act abolished regality, and forbade the position of sheriff from being inherited. Local governance was brought into line with that of the rest of Great Britain. Boards for health, water, education, the poor law, and so on, were established for each sheriffdom, akin to the way counties were now governed in England. In 1889, counties were at last formally created in Scotland, by a dedicated Local Government Act; they were to use the same boundaries as sheriffdoms. Argyll thus gained a county council, which lasted until 1975. Argyll's neighbouring counties were Inverness-shire, Perthshire, Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire and

. Renfrewshire and Ayrshire are on the other side of the Firth of Clyde, while Bute was a county comprising the islands in the firth. The county town of Argyll was historically Inveraray, which is still the seat of the Duke of Argyll. Lochgilphead later claimed to be the county town, as the seat of local government for the county from the 19th century. Neither town was the largest settlement geographically, nor in terms of population, however. Argyll's largest towns were (and are)

Oban Oban ( ; ' in Scottish Gaelic meaning ''The Little Bay'') is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William. During the tourist season, th ...

, Dunoon and

Campbeltown Campbeltown (; gd, Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain or ) is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Campbeltown became an important centre for Scotch whisky, and a busy fishing ...

. Argyll County Council was officially based at the County Clerk's Offices in Lochgilphead. However, it appears that there was "no recognised headquarters for the accommodation of all the chief officials for the meetings of the county council." The Small Isles of Muck or Muick, Rhum or

and Sanday were part of the county until they were transferred to Inverness-shire in 1891 by the boundary commission appointed under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. The island of Egg or Eigg was already in Inverness-shire. The concept of a County of Argyll ceased for local government purposes in 1975, with its area being split between Highland and Strathclyde Regions. A local government district called Argyll and Bute was formed in the Strathclyde region, including most of Argyll and the adjacent Isle of Bute (the former County of Bute was more extensive). The Ardnamurchan, Ardgour,

Ballachulish The village of Ballachulish ( or , from Scottish Gaelic ) in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred on former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (Ballecheles, 1522 – Straits town) was more correctly applied to the area now called No ...

, Duror, Glencoe, Kinlochleven and Morvern areas of Argyll were detached to become parts of Lochaber District, in Highland. They remained in Highland following the 1996 revision. Coastal walk south east Isle of Colonsay

Coastal walk south east Isle of Colonsay

In 1996 a new

unitary council area A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...

of Argyll and Bute was created, with a change in boundaries to include part of the former Strathclyde district of Dumbarton.

Constituency

Starting in 1590, as one of the measures that followed the Scottish reformation, each sheriffdom elected

commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...

s to the Parliament of Scotland. As well as the commissioner representing ''Argyll'', at least one was sent to represent Tarbertshire, Sir Lachlan Maclean of Morvern. In the 1630 parliamentary session, Sir Coll Lamont, laird of Lamont, was the commissioner for "Argyll ''and Tarbert''". There was an ''Argyllshire'' constituency of the

from 1708 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1983 (renamed ''Argyll'' in 1950). The Argyll and Bute constituency was created when the Argyll constituency was abolished.

Civil parishes

Civil parishes are still used for some statistical purposes, and separate census figures are published for them. As their areas have been largely unchanged since the 19th century, this allows for comparison of population figures over an extended period of time. * Ardchattan and Muckairn * Ardgour *

Ardrishaig Ardrishaig ( gd, Àird Driseig) is a coastal village on Loch Gilp, at the southern (eastern) entrance to the Crinan Canal in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland. It lies immediately to the south of Lochgilphead, with the nearest larger to ...

* Ardnamurchan *

* Coll * Colonsay and

* Craignish * Dunoon and Kilmun * Gigha and Cara Island * Glassary * Glen Orchy and

* Inveraray * Inverchaolain * Jura * Kilbrandon and Kilchattan * Kilcalmonell * Kilchoman * Kilchrenan and Dalavich * Kildalton * Kilfinan * Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon * Killarow and Kilmeny * Killean and Kilchenzie * Kilmallie (part) * Kilmartin * Kilmodan * Kilmore and Kilbride * Kilninian and Kilmore * Kilninver and

Kilmelford Kilmelford ( gd, Cill Mheallaird) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated near the head of the west coast sea loch, Loch Melfort, on the A816 Lochgilphead to Oban road about south of Oban. Points of interest *An Sithean (Ki ...

* Lismore and Appin * Lochgilphead * Lochgoilhead and Kilmorich * Morvern *North Knapdale *Saddell and

Skipness Skipness ( gd, Sgibinis, ) is a village on the east coast of Kintyre in Scotland, located just over south of Tarbert and facing the Isle of Arran. There is Skipness Castle (a ruined castle The Ruined Castle is a rock formation in th ...

*South Knapdale * Southend *

Strachur Strachur; ( gd, Srath Chura) and Strathlachlan; ( gd, Srath Lachlainn) are united parishes located on the Cowal peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Strachur is a small village on the eastern coast of Loch Fyne. Geography Cowal is the l ...

* Strathlachlan * Tiree * Torosay, Mull

Settlements

Mainland (north)

* Acharacle * Achaphubuil *

Ardery Ardery is a village in Acharacle in Lochaber, Argyll, located a quarter mile from the north shore of Loch Sunart in the Highland, and is in the Scottish council area of the Highland Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the ...

* Ardgour *

Ardtoe Ardtoe ( gd, Àird Tobha) is a place on the coast of Ardnamurchan, Lochaber, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has sandy beaches with views to the island of Eigg. Ardtoe is situated at the head of the channel, which connects Kentra Bay ...

* Banavie *

Blaich Blaich ( gd, Blàthaich – as a noun, "buttermilk", or as a verb, "to heat/warm up") is a small community, on the south shore of Loch Eil on the A861 road, near Fort William, in the Ardgour area, Highlands of Scotland Scotland (, ) is ...

Bonnavoulin Bonnavoulin or Bunavullin ( gd, Bun a Mhuilinn) is a village on the Morvern peninsula in the Highlands of Scotland. Situated at the northern terminus of the B849, it is about from Lochaline and on the eastern shore of the Sound of Mull opposite t ...

Caol Caol ( Gaelic: ''An Caol'') is a village near Fort William, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is about north of Fort William town centre, on the shore of Loch Linnhe, and within the parish of Kilmallie. The name "Caol" is from the ...

* Clovullin * Corpach * Corran * Duisky * Fassfern *

Glenborrodale Glenborrodale ( gd, Gleann Bhorghdail) is a coastal community on Loch Sunart in the south of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, Highland area of Scotland. It gives its name to a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' rese ...

Kentra Kentra is a hamlet overlooking the east coast of Kentra Bay, on the north east end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula near Acharacle, Scottish Highlands. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevat ...

* Kilchoan * Kilmory *

Kinlocheil Kinlochiel ( gd, Ceann Loch Iall) is a hamlet on the north west shore of Loch Eil in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is a small, rural area that consists of a few scattered houses on the A830 to M ...

* Laga * Lochaline * Melfort *

Newton of Ardtoe Newton of Ardtoe is a scattered crofting hamlet near Acharacle in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the council area of Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau ...

Ockle Ockle ( gd, Ocal) is a remote hamlet, situated on the northcoast of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Ockle lies northeast of Kilchoan on the southern coast of the peninsula. The pub ...

Polloch Polloch is a remote hamlet, located at the north shore of the River Polloch, in an inlet that flows into Loch Shiel, in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high ...

Portuairk Portuairk () is a crofting township, at the western end of the Ardnamurchan peninsula, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It is the most westerly settlement on the British mainland, although nearby Kilchoan is the most westerly village. Overlooking ...

* Resipole * Salen * South Garvan *

Stronchreggan Stronchreggan ( gd, Sròn a' Chritheagain) is a scattered coastal hamlet, on the north eastern shores of Loch Linnhe, and is situated directly across from Fort William, Scotland, Fort William in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the counci ...

* Strontian * Trislaig

Mainland (south)

Dunoon from above the Firth of Clyde - geograph

* Achahoish *

Achinhoan Achinhoan is a settlement on the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, ma ...

Achnamara Achnamara ( gd, Achadh na Mara) is a village in the Scottish council area of Argyll and Bute. Its location is approximately 56°1' N 5°34' W. Achnamara means 'field by the sea'. The name is formed from the Gaelic words ''achadh'' 'field', the ...

* Ardentinny *

Ardgartan Ardgartan is a hamlet, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. It is located on the shores of Loch Long, at the bottom of Glen Croe. Ardgartan lies within the Argyll Forest Park, which is itself within the Loch Lomond an ...

* Ardnadam *

* Ardtaraig * Ardulaine * Arrochar *

* Barcaldine *

Bellochantuy Bellochantuy (; gd, Bealach an t-Suidhe, ) is a small coastal hamlet located on the A83 in Argyll, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of ...

Benderloch Benderloch ( gd, Meadarloch, ) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The name is derived from ''Beinn eadar dà loch'', meaning "mountain between two lochs". Benderloch lies on the A828 road in the coastal parish of Ardchattan, Argyll, Sc ...

* Blairmore * Cairndow *

Carradale Carradale ( gd, Càradal, ) is a village on the east side of Kintyre, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the west coast of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, approximately from Campbeltown. To the north of Carradale is the coastal pe ...

Carrick Castle Carrick Castle is a 14th-century tower house on the west shore of Loch Goil on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located between Cuilmuich and Carrick, south of Lochgoilhead. The castle stands on a rocky peninsula, and w ...

Clachaig Clachaig; () is a small settlement, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the B836 road between the Holy Loch and Loch Striven, the hamlet is just over a mile long. ''Clachaig'' is a Gaelic word meaning 'stone ...

* Clachan * Clachan of Glendaruel *

Claonaig Claonaig ( gd, Claonaig, ) is a hamlet on the east coast of the Kintyre peninsula in western Scotland, linked to Lochranza on the Isle of Arran by the CalMac ferry in the summer months. Claonaig is a hamlet south of Skipness and the locati ...

* Colintraive * Connel * Coylet *

Craobh Haven Craobh Haven is a small purpose-built village and sailing port on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the Craignish peninsula, to the west of the A816 road, approximately south of Oban. Craobh Haven is between ...

* Crinan * Dalavich * Dalmally * Dippen *

Drumlemble Drumlemble (, ) is a small village on the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village of Drumlemble is approximately 4 miles to the west of the nearest town, Campbeltown, on the B843. Drumlemble Halt was a small station on the ...

Dumbeg The goblet drum (also chalice drum, tarabuka, tarabaki, darbuka, darabuka, derbake, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tumbak, or zerbaghali; arz, دربوكة / Romanized: ) is a single-head membranophone with a goblet-s ...

* Dunoon * Duror * Ford *

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Glenbarr Glenbarr ( gd, Am Bàrr, ) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula. Glenbarr Abbey Nearby is Glenbarr Abbey, an 18th-century residence, built by Col. Matthew Macalister, 1st Laird of Glenb ...

Glenbranter Glenbranter; is a hamlet on the northwest shore of Loch Eck in the Argyll Forest Park, on the Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute in the West of Scotland. Sir Harry Lauder Sir Harry Lauder owned a house at Glenbranter, demolished in the 1960s. T ...

* Glencoe * Glendaruel *

Grogport Grogport (Scottish Gaelic: ''Gròb-phort'') is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the coast of Kintyre, on the Kilbrannan Sound, across from Pirnmill on the Isle of Arran. On the coast side of the B842 road that runs through Grog ...

* Hunters Quay *

Innellan Innellan is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the western shore of the Firth of Clyde. It is four miles south of Dunoon. History The origin of the name "Innellan" is obscure. The village was developed as a holiday destination in V ...

* Inveraray * Inverchaolain * Invercreran * Kames * Kennacraig * Kentallen * Kilberry *

Kilchenzie Kilchenzie is a small farming community situated north of Campbeltown on the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. It is reached from north and south by the A83 road The A83 is a major road in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, runni ...

* Kilkerran * Kilmanshenachan *

* Kilmore * Kilmun * Kinlochleven * Kirn * Knipoch * Largiemore * Lochgair * Lochgilphead * Lochgoilhead * Machrihanish * Millhouse *

Muasdale Muasdale ( gd, Muasdal) is a hamlet on the western coast of the Kintyre Peninsula of Scotland. As of the year 2000 Muasdale had a population of 300.Robin Smith and Alan Lawson. 2000 By the year 1750 the Roy map showed a coastal track along the ...

North Connel North Connel is a hamlet on the north side of Loch Etive in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Connel Bridge connects the community to Connel Connel ( Gaelic: ''A' Choingheal'') is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the southern ...

* Ormsary *

Otter Ferry Otter Ferry ( gd, An Oitir) is a settlement on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, formerly the site of a ferry across Loch Fyne. Otter Ferry is situated 9 miles from Portavadie from where there is a ferry to Tarbert, in Kintyre, o ...

Peninver Peninver (pronounced ''"Pe-NEE-ver")'' is a small village situated on the east coast of Kintyre, Scotland. It lies north of Campbeltown, the principal town in the area. The village is located on Ardnacross Bay, with an outlook over the bay to ...

Port Ann A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

* Port Appin * Portavadie * Rashfield * St Catherines *

Saddell Saddell ( gd, Saghadal, ) is a small Scottish village situated on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula of Argyll and Bute, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the Isle of Arran, from Campbeltown on the B842 road to Carradale. The name Sa ...

* Sandbank *

* Southend * Stewarton *

Strone Strone ( gd, An t-Sròn) is a village on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands at the point where the north shore of the Holy Loch becomes the west shore of the Firth of Clyde. The village lies within the Loch Lomond ...

* Succoth * Tarbert *

Tayinloan Tayinloan (, ) is a village situated on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village has a sub post office, general store and a small hotel (all currently closed), a village hall and a play park. There is a ...

* Taynuilt *

* Tighnabruaich * Torinturk * Torrisdale *

Tullochgorm Tullochgorm is an old township parish which lies one mile south of Minard in the county of Argyll and Bute in Western Scotland and today comprises only six inhabited cottages. The parish originally supported more scattered hillside crofts; these ...

* Whistlefield * Whitehouse

Inner Hebrides

* Ardbeg (Islay) *

Ardfernal Ardfernal ( gd, Àird Fheàrnail) is a hamlet on the island of Jura in Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute ( sco, Argyll an Buit; gd, Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy are ...

(Jura) * Ardilistry (Islay) * Ardmenish (Jura) * Ardtalla (Islay) *

Ardtun Ardtun ( gd, Àird Tunna) is a settlement on the Isle of Mull, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Grea ...

(Mull) * Arinagour (Coll) *

Ballygrant Ballygrant () is a small village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay of the western coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Killarow and Kilmeny. Ballygrant (Baile a' Ghràna) is the longest established village on Islay, pre-dat ...

(Islay) * Bowmore (Islay) * Bridgend (Islay) * Bruichladdich (Islay) * Bunessan (Mull) * Bunnahabhain (Islay) *

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

(Mull) * Craighouse (Jura) * Craignure (Mull) *

Dervaig Dervaig ( gd, Dearbhaig) is a small village on the Isle of Mull off the west coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilninian and Kilmore, and is situated on the B8073. In 1961 it had a population of 82. The church is by Glasgow ...

(Mull) * Feolin (Jura) * Fionnphort (Mull) *

Fishnish Fishnish ( gd, Finnsinis) is a ferry terminal on the Isle of Mull, roughly halfway between Tobermory, Mull, Tobermory and Craignure. It is owned and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. It is served by the ferry that crosses the Sound of Mull to and ...

(Mull) * Kilchoman (Islay) * Kinloch (Rùm) *

Kintra Kintra ( gd, Ceann na Tràgha), literally "country" in Scots is a settlement on the North-Western coast of the Ross of Mull, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon. It has approximately 15 permanent residen ...

(Mull) *

Knockan Knockan ( gd, An Cnocan) is a township of six crofts in the community of Ardtun, in the south of the Isle of Mull off the west coast of Scotland. The cottage called "Knockan" is distinguished by its bright red roof and white walls, set by a s ...

(Mull) * Lagavulin (Islay) * Laphroaig (Islay) * Lochbuie (Mull) * Nerabus (Islay) * Pennyghael (Mull) * Port Askaig (Islay) * Port Charlotte (Islay) *

Port Ellen Port Ellen ( gd, Port Ìlein) is a small town on the island of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland. The town is named after the wife of its founder, Walter Frederick Campbell. Its previous name, ''Leòdamas'', is derived from Old Norse meaning "Leòd's Ha ...

(Islay) *

Port Mòr Port Mòr is a harbour and settlement on the Isle of Muck in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. Port Mòr is the most populated settlement on the island, currently with around fifteen residents. In 2005, a pier Seaside pl ...

(Muck) * Portnahaven (Islay) * Port Wemyss (Islay) * Salen (Mull) * Scalasaig (Colonsay) *

Scarinish Scarinish (Scottish Gaelic: ''Sgairinis'') is the main village on the island of Tiree, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is located on the south coast of the island, between Hynish Bay to the southwest and Gott Bay to the northeast. The harbo ...

(Tiree) *

Tiroran Tiroran is hamlet and country estate on the Isle of Mull in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Tiroran House is the principal house and small estate which is currently a well established holiday business with several properties & also home to the Whiteta ...

(Mull) * Tobermory (Mull) * Uisken (Mull) * Ulva Ferry (Mull) File:Bowmore Round Church.JPG, Bowmore Round Church, Islay File:Craighouse from the pier - geograph.org.uk - 755742.jpg, Craighouse, Jura File:Port Mor, Muck.jpg, Port Mòr, Muck

Transport

The West Highland railway runs through the far north of the county, stopping at

Locheilside , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Locheilside Station - geograph.org.uk - 2566221.jpg , caption = The station seen in 2011 , borough = Loch Eil, Highland , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , ...

, Loch Eil Outward Bound, Corpach and Banavie, before carrying on to Mallaig in Inverness-shire. A branch of the line also goes to

, calling at Dalmally, Loch Awe, Falls of Cruachan, Taynuilt and Connel Ferry. Numerous ferries link the islands of the Inner Hebrides to each other and the Scottish mainland. Many of the islands also contain small airstrips enabling travel by air. A fairly extensive bus network links the larger towns of the area, with bus transport also available on the islands of Islay, Jura and Mull. The county contains a number of small airports which serve the region and Edinburgh/Glasgow:

, Tiree, Coll, Colonsay,

and

. Kintyre has been one of the mooted locations for a proposed British-Irish bridge; as the closest point to Ireland at first glance it appears to be the most obvious route, however Kintyre is hampered by its remoteness from the main centres of Scotland's population.

Residents

Clans

* Clan Campbell was the main clan of this region. The Campbell clan hosted the long line of the

Dukes of Argyll Duke of Argyll ( gd, Diùc Earraghàidheil) is a title created in the peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The earls, marquesses, and dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful ...

. *

Clan MacIntyre Clan MacIntyre ( gd, Clann an t-Saoir ) is a Highland Scottish clan. The name ''MacIntyre'' (from Scottish Gaelic ''Mac an t-Saoir''), means "son of the carpenter" Although no documented history of the clan exists, it is most commonly said to des ...

historically held lands in this region and had close ties with Clan Campbell. * Clan Gregor historically held a great deal of lands in this region prior to the proscription of their name in April 1603, the result of a power struggle with the Campbells. * Clan Lamont historically both allied and feuded with the Campbell clan, culminating in the Dunoon Massacre. In the 19th century, theclan chief sold his lands and relocated to Australia, where the current chief lives. *

Clan McCorquodale Clan McCorquodale is a Scottish clan, recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, though without a chief so recognised. The last chief of the clan died in the 18th century. Because the clan does not have a recognised chief, it is considered an arm ...

held lands around Loch Awe from the early medieval period until the early 18th century. Their seat was a castle on Loch Tromlee. * Clan MacMillan held lands in Argyll, notably in knapdale (viz. "MacMillan of Knap") * Clan Malcolm Also known as MacCallum. The Malcolm clan seat is Duntrune Castle on the banks of Loch Crinan * Clan MacLean Historically held lands on the

Isle of Mull The Isle of Mull ( gd, An t-Eilean Muileach ) or just Mull (; gd, Muile, links=no ) is the second-largest island of the Inner Hebrides (after Skye) and lies off the west coast of Scotland in the Council areas of Scotland, council area of Arg ...

with its seat at Duart Castle *

Clan MacLachlan Clan Maclachlan, also known as Clan Lachlan, (Argyll), and , is a Highland Scottish clan that historically centred on the lands of Strathlachlan (Srath Lachainn "Valley of Lachlan") on Loch Fyne, Argyll on the west coast of Scotland.

historically feuded with the Campbells, and espoused Jacobitism. Held lands on both sides of Loch Fyne, with its seat in

Strathlachlan Strachur; ( gd, Srath Chura) and Strathlachlan; ( gd, Srath Lachlainn) are united parishes located on the Cowal peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Strachur is a small village on the eastern coast of Loch Fyne. Geography Cowal is the l ...

Clan MacEwan Clan MacEwen or Clan MacEwan is a Scottish clan recorded in the fifteenth century as Clan Ewen of Otter. Historically, there have been several different MacEwen clans and septs, with some distinct, and some interrelated, origins for the modern ...

historically feuded with the Campbells, cousins of MacLachlans. Held lands in

Kilfinan Kilfinan is a hamlet on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Located on the eastern side of Loch Fyne, the hamlet is northwest of the village of Tighnabruaich. Kilfinan is the burial place of the clan chiefs of the Lamonts, in the ...

Other notable residents

* Patrick MacKellar, (1717–1778), born in Argyll, military engineer, achieved his reputation on projects in the United States of America. * Baron Robertson of Port Ellen KT, GCMG, FRSA, FRSE, PC (born 12 April 1946, George Islay MacNeill Robertson), British Labour politician and tenth Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation * Eric Blair, better known as

George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitar ...

, who resided in the northernmost part of Jura, during the final years of his life (1946-1950). During this period, he wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four. * Karen Matheson, folk singer, grew up in Taynuilt. *Frances Ruth Shand Kydd (née Roche; 20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004) was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was resident at Ardencaple House on the Island of Seil. She was buried in Pennyfuir Cemetery on the outskirts of Oban.

In fiction

* Rosemary Sutcliff's novel '' The Mark of the Horse Lord'' (1965) is set in Earra Gael, i.e. the Coast of the Gael, wherein the Dal Riada undergo an internal struggle for control of royal succession, and an external conflict to defend their frontiers against the

Caledones The Caledonians (; la, Caledones or '; grc-gre, Καληδῶνες, ''Kalēdōnes'') or the Caledonian Confederacy were a Brittonic-speaking (Celtic) tribal confederacy in what is now Scotland during the Iron Age and Roman eras. The Gree ...

. * The highlands above the village of Lochgilphead were used for a scene in the 1963 film ''From Russia with Love,'' starring

Sean Connery Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Origina ...

as James Bond. He killed two villains in a helicopter by firing gunshots at them. * The main focus of the song "The Queen of Argyll" is that of a beautiful woman, from Argyll. The song was sung by the band Silly Wizard and covered by Fiddler's Green in 2000. * The 1985 Scottish movie '' Restless Natives'' used Lochgoilhead to film a chase scene, as well as some roads just outside the village. * The housekeeper Elsie Carson in Julian Fellowes' television drama '' Downton Abbey'' is from Argyll. * In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, after being attacked by Sirius Black, the Fat Lady is found hiding in a map of Argyllshire that is located on the second floor in Hogwarts

Notes

References

* Omand, Donald (ed.) (2006). ''The Argyll Book''. Edinburgh: Birlinn. .

External links

Map of Argyllshire
on Wikishire
"Filming locations", ''From Russia with Love'' (1963)
IMDB
Argyll.org – Argyll Independent Visitor Information

Argyll and Argyle Visitor Information

Visitor information for Inveraray, Tarbert, Knapdale, Crinan and Lochgilphead
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Name

North Argyll

Geography

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Mainland (south)

List of islands

Inner Hebrides

List of islands

Shire, county and district

Constituency

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Settlements

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Inner Hebrides

Transport

Residents

Clans

Other notable residents

In fiction

See also

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Further reading

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