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» This article is about the council area. For the constituencies, see either Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency) or Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Argyll and Bute (
Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd in
Gaelic, ) is both one of 32
unitary council areas; and a
Lieutenancy Area in
Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in
Lochgilphead.
Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council. Including islands, there are over 3,000 miles of
coastline, and this is claimed to be more than for the whole of
France.
The council area adjoins those of
Highland,
Perth and Kinross,
Stirling and
West Dunbartonshire. Its border runs through
Loch Lomond.
The present council area was created in 1996, when it was carved out of the
Strathclyde region, which was a two-tier
local government region of 19
districts, created in 1975. Argyll and Bute merged together the existing Argyll and Bute district and one
ward of the
Dumbarton district. The Dumbarton ward, called 'Helensburgh and Lomond', included the
burgh of
Helensburgh and consisted of an area to the west of
Loch Lomond, north of the
Firth of Clyde and mostly east of
Loch Long.
The council area can be described also by reference to divisions of the
counties which were abolished in 1975. The council area includes most of the
county of Argyll (Argyll minus the
Morvern area, north of
Mull, which became become part of the Highland region in 1975), part of the county of
Bute (the
Isle of Bute) and part of the county of
Dunbartonshire (the Helensburgh and Lomond ward).
Towns and villages
Places of interest
Argyll Forest Park
Carrick Castle
Castle Sween
Castle Stalker
Ben Cruachan Hydroelectric plant
Fincharn Castle
Gare Loch and Faslane Naval Base
Kilchurn Castle
Kilmartin Glen
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
Lachlan Castle
Younger Botanic Garden Benmore
Fingal's Cave
Loch Goil
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
Forestry Commission
River Orchy
Ben Cruachan
Beinn Dorain
West Highland Way
Arrochar Alps
Ben Donich
Argyll Mountains
Loch Goil Mountains
Islands
Bute
Cara
Coll
Colonsay
Davaar Island
Fladda
Gigha
Glunimore Island
Gometra
Gunna
Inchmarnock
Iona
Islay
Jura
Kerrera
Lismore
Luing
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Lunga, Firth of Lorn
Mull
Sanda
Scarba
Seil (which isn't always regarded as an island)
Sheep Island
Shuna in the Firth of Lorne
Shuna in Appin
Staffa
Texa
Tiree
Ulva
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