Editing Argyll and Bute

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'''Argyll and Bute''' ({{langx|sco|Argyll an Buit}}; {{langx|gd|Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd}}, {{IPA|gd|ɛrˠəˈɣɛːəlˠ̪ akəs̪ ˈpɔːtʲ|pron}}) is one of 32 [[unitary authority|unitary]] [[council areas of Scotland|council areas]] in Scotland and a [[lieutenancy areas of Scotland|lieutenancy area]]. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 2020).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-for-argyll-and-bute-14-july-2020|title=Lord-Lieutenant for Argyll and Bute: 14 July 2020|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> The administrative centre for the council area is in [[Lochgilphead]] at [[Kilmory Castle]], a 19th-century [[Gothic Revival]] building and estate. The current council leader is Councillor Jim Lynch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.stv.tv/west-central/argyll-and-bute-council-leader-decided-by-cutting-cards-after-split-vote |title=Scots council leader decided by cutting cards after split vote |website=news.stv.tv |date=2024-04-04 |access-date=2024-05-24}}</ref>

Argyll and Bute covers the second-largest administrative area of any Scottish council. The council area adjoins those of [[Highland (council area)|Highland]], [[Perth and Kinross]], [[Stirling (council area)|Stirling]] and [[West Dunbartonshire]].

==History==
The County of [[County of Bute|Bute]] and the County of [[Argyll]] were two of the [[shires of Scotland|historic counties]] of Scotland.  They were both "''shires''" (context; the area controlled by a [[sheriff principal|sheriff]]) in the [[Middle Ages]]. From 1890 until 1975 both counties had individual separate elected county councils.<ref>[[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889]] (52 & 53 Vict. c. 50)</ref>

In 1975, under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]], Scotland's counties, [[burgh]]s and [[List of local government areas in Scotland (1930–1975)|landward districts]] were abolished and replaced with upper-tier [[Local government areas of Scotland (1975–1996)|regions]] and lower-tier [[Districts of Scotland|districts]]. The [[Strathclyde]] region was created covering a large part of western Scotland. Strathclyde was divided into nineteen districts, one of which the 1973 Act called "Argyll", covering most of the former county of Argyll, but also including the [[Isle of Bute]] from the County of Bute. The shadow authority elected in 1974 requested a change of name to "Argyll and Bute", which was agreed by the government before the new district came into being on 16 May 1975.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical information from 1973 onwards |url=https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ordnancesurvey.co.uk%2Fdocuments%2Fboundary-legislation-changes-from-1973.xls&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK |website=Boundary-Line support |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>

As created in 1975 the Argyll and Bute district covered the whole area of fourteen of Argyll's sixteen districts and part of a fifteenth, plus two from the County of Bute's five districts, which were all abolished at the same time:<ref name=1973act>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973|year=1973|chapter=65|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=14911|page=920|date=8 November 1932|city=e}}</ref>

''From the County of Argyll:''
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*[[Campbeltown]] Burgh
*[[Cowal]] District
*[[Dunoon]] Burgh
*[[Inveraray]] Burgh
*[[Islay]] District
*[[Jura, Scotland|Jura]] and [[Colonsay]] District
*[[Kintyre]] District
*[[Lochgilphead]] Burgh
*Mid Argyll District
*[[Isle of Mull|Mull]] District
*North [[Lorne, Scotland|Lorn]] District: the [[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]] and [[Appin]], and [[Ardchattan and Muckairn|Ardchattan]] [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral divisions]] only, rest ([[Ballachulish]] and [[Kinlochleven]] electoral divisions) went to [[Lochaber]] district of [[Highland (council area)|Highland]]
*[[Oban]] Burgh
*South Lorn District
*[[Tiree]] and [[Coll]] District
*[[Tobermory, Mull|Tobermory]] Burgh
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''From the County of Bute:''
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*[[Isle of Bute|Bute]] District
*[[Rothesay]] Burgh
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The two County of Bute districts together corresponded to the whole [[Isle of Bute]]. The rest County of Bute, being the [[Isle of Arran]] and [[the Cumbraes]], went to [[Cunninghame]] district. The [[Ardnamurchan]] district from Argyll went to the Lochaber district of Highland.<ref name=1973act/> The new district was made a single [[Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute|Argyll and Bute lieutenancy area]].<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1975|year=1975|number=428|accessdate=26 February 2023}}</ref>

Local government was reformed again in 1996 under the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]], which abolished the regions and districts which had been created in 1975, replacing them with unitary [[council area]]s. Argyll and Bute became one of the new council areas, but had its territory enlarged to include the town of [[Helensburgh]] and surrounding rural areas which had been in the [[Dumbarton (district)|Dumbarton district]] prior to 1996, and had formed part of the county of [[Dunbartonshire]] prior to 1975. The Helensburgh area had voted in a referendum in 1994 to join Argyll and Bute rather than stay with Dumbarton.<ref>{{cite news |title=Was Argyll and Bute move right decision? |url=https://www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/13979842.was-argyll-and-bute-move-right-decision/ |access-date=20 February 2023 |work=Helensburgh Advertiser |date=15 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994|year=1994|chapter=39|accessdate=21 February 2023}}</ref>

==Council==
{{main|Argyll and Bute Council}}

==Transport==
===Railways===
{{main|West Highland Line}}
[[File:Train crossing Loch Awe - March 2016 (geograph 4866471).jpg|thumb|right|A train crossing [[Loch Awe]]]] 
The main railway line in Argyll and Bute is the West Highland Line, which links Oban to Glasgow, passing through much of the eastern and northern parts of the area. From the south the line enters Argyll and Bute just to the west of Dumbarton, continuing north via [[Helensburgh Upper railway station|Helensburgh Upper]] to the eastern shores of the [[Gare Loch]] and [[Loch Long]]. The line comes inland at [[Arrochar and Tarbet railway station|Arrochar and Tarbet]] to meet the western shore of [[Loch Lomond]]. At the northern end of the loch the lines leaves Argyll and Bute to enter [[Stirling council area]]. The Oban branch of the West Highland Line re-enters the area just west of [[Tyndrum]], and heads west to Oban: stations on this section of the line include [[Dalmally railway station|Dalmally]] and [[Taynuilt railway station]]. The majority of services on the line are operated by [[ScotRail]]: as of 2019 the summer service has six trains a day to Oban, with four on Sundays. In addition to the ScotRail service is the nightly [[Caledonian Sleeper]], although this does not run on the Oban branch.<ref name=OS>{{Cite web|url=https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/|title=OS Maps: online mapping and walking, running and cycling routes|website=osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/20082_west_highlands_0.pdf|title=Timetable: Glasgow to Oban, Fort William and Mallaig|access-date=1 August 2019|publisher=Abellio ScotRail}}</ref>

Helensburgh also has a much more frequent service into Glasgow and beyond via the [[North Clyde Line]], which has its western terminus at the town's [[Helensburgh Central railway station|central railway station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotrail.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/20091_a5_dunbartonshire.pdf|title=Dunbartonshire - Glasgow, Cumbernauld & Falkirk Grahamston Timetable|access-date=1 August 2019|publisher=Abellio ScotRail}}</ref>

===Roads===
[[File:Argyll and Bute - geograph.org.uk - 308733.jpg|thumb|The [[A82 road|A82]], looking north]]
The main [[trunk road]]s in Argyll and Bute are:<ref name=OS/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/scottish-trunk-road-network-map/|title=Scottish trunk road network map|publisher=Transport Scotland|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/43110/official-list-of-trunk-roads-3-september-2018.pdf|title=Roads (Scotland) Act 1984, List and description of roads which are the responsibility of the Scottish Ministers|publisher=[[Transport Scotland]]}}</ref>
*The [[A82 road|A82]], which runs along the western shore of Loch Lomond, providing the main route between Glasgow and [[Fort William, Highland|Fort William]].
*The [[A83 road|A83]], which leaves the A82 at [[Tarbet, Argyll|Tarbet]], heading west and then south to eventually reach [[Campbeltown]] by way of [[Inveraray]] and [[Lochgilphead]].
*The [[A85 road|A85]], which leaves the A82 at [[Tyndrum]] (just outside Argyll and Bute) and heads west to Oban via [[Dalmally]].
*The [[A828 road|A828]], which leaves the A85 at [[Connel]] and north through [[Appin]] to join the A82 at [[Ballachulish]].
*The [[A815 road|A815]], which leaves the A83 in [[Glen Kinglas]] near [[Cairndow]], heading south through [[Strachur]] and [[Dunoon]] and ends at [[Toward]] 40 miles later, on the southern tip of the [[Cowal]] peninsula.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A815#:~:text=The+A815+is+approximately+40,cutting+journey+times+substantially,+and|title=A815 - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki|website=www.sabre-roads.org.uk}}</ref>  The A815 is the main road through Cowal.
*The [[A886 road|A886]], which leaves the A815 at [[Strachur]], passing through [[Glendaruel]], the route includes a ferry link to the [[Isle of Bute]], [[Colintraive]] - [[Rhubodach]] terminating at [[Port Bannatyne]] to the north of [[Rothesay]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A886|title=A886 - Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki|website=www.sabre-roads.org.uk}}</ref>

===Ferry services===
{{main|Caledonian MacBrayne|Western Ferries}}
[[File:Isle of Mull & Isle of Lewis At Oban, 9 May 2017.jpg|thumb|right|''[[MV Isle of Mull]]'' and ''[[MV Isle of Lewis]]'' at [[Oban]] harbour, 2017]] 
[[File:Scotland Argyll Bute Kennacraig Pier – MV Hebridean Isles 02.JPG|thumb|right|''[[MV Hebridean Isles]]'' docked at [[Kennacraig]]]] 
[[File:Oban Ferry Terminal - geograph.org.uk - 1375123.jpg|thumb|right|Oban Ferry Terminal]] 
Due to its heavily indented coastline and many islands, ferries form an important part of the council area's transport system. The main ferry operator in Argyll and Bute is Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac), which operates services from the mainland to most of the inhabited islands. Several other routes are operated by commercial operators, usually on contract to the council, although the Western Ferries service across the Firth of Clyde is run on a commercial basis.

*[[Isle of Bute|Bute]] is served by a route across the [[Kyles of Bute]] between [[Rhubodach]] and [[Colintraive]] in Cowal, as well as a route between [[Rothesay, Argyll and Bute|Rothesay]] to [[Wemyss Bay]] in [[Inverclyde]]. Both routes are operated by CalMac.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/colintraive-rhubodach-bute-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Bute: Colintraive - Rhubodach|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/wemyssbay-rothesay-bute-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Bute: Wemyss Bay – Rothesay|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[Coll]] and [[Tiree]] are each served from [[Oban]], via a CalMac service that also provides links between the two islands, and a once-weekly link to [[Barra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/oban-coll-tiree-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Coll & Tiree: Oban – Coll – Tiree|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[Gigha]] is served by a CalMac route from [[Tayinloan]] in [[Kintyre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/tayinloan-gigha-gigha-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Gigha: Tayinloan – Gigha|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[Islay]] is served by a CalMac route from [[Kennacraig]] in [[Kintyre]]. The service is timetabled to utilise either one of two ports on the island, with both [[Port Askaig]] and [[Port Ellen]] having a service to the mainland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/kennacraig-portellen-portaskaig-islay-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Islay: Kennacraig – Port Ellen/Port Askaig|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[Feolin]] on [[Jura, Scotland|Jura]] is linked to Port Askaig on Islay via a vehicle ferry run by ASP Ship Management on behalf of Argyll and Bute Council.<ref name=asp/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/port-askaig-feolin-jura-summer-timetable|title=Port Askaig – Feolin|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref> There is also a passenger-only service between the island's main centre, [[Craighouse]], and [[Tayvallich]] on the mainland that is operated by Islay Sea Safaris.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jurapassengerferry.com/|title=Jura Passenger Ferry|publisher=Jura Passenger Ferry|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[Kerrera]] is linked to Gallanach (about {{cvt|3|km}} southwest of Oban) by a passenger-only service operated by CalMac.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/gallanach-kerrera-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Kerrera: Gallanach – Kerrera|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]] is served by two ferries, a vehicle and passenger service operated by CalMac that runs from Oban,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/oban-lismore-lismore-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Lismore: Oban – Lismore|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-date=29 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629065505/https://www.calmac.co.uk/oban-lismore-lismore-ferry-summer-timetable|url-status=dead}}</ref> and a passenger-only service from [[Port Appin]] that is operated by ASP Ship Management on behalf of Argyll and Bute Council.<ref name=asp>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aspships.com/|title=Home|website=www.aspships.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/port-appin-lismore-summer-timetable|title=Port Appin – Lismore|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[Isle of Mull|Mull]] is served by a route between Oban and [[Craignure]] on the island's east coast,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/oban-craignure-mull-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Mull: Oban – Craignure|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref> as well as routes across the Sound of Mull (between [[Lochaline]] and [[Fishnish]], and [[Tobermory, Mull|Tobermory]] and [[Kilchoan]]). All three routes are operated by CalMac.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/tobermory-kilchoan-ardnamurchan-mull-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Ardnamurchan and Mull: Tobermory – Kilchoan|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/lochaline-fishnish-mull-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Mull: Lochaline – Fishnish|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>
**[[Iona]] is linked to Mull via a CalMac service from [[Fionnphort]] at Mull's southwest tip.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/fionnphort-iona-iona-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Iona: Fionnphort–Iona|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>
*The island of [[Seil]], which itself is linked to the mainland via the [[Clachan Bridge]], has links to two further islands: [[Easdale]] and [[Luing]]. Both services are operated by ASP Ship Management on behalf of Argyll and Bute Council.<ref name=asp/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/cuan-luing-summer-timetable|title=Cuan – Luing|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/ellenabeich-easdale-summer-timetable|title=Ellenabeich - Easdale|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>

There are also routes connecting some mainland locations in Argyll and Bute to other parts of the mainland:
*There is a CalMac service across Loch Fyne which provides a link between [[Portavadie]] in Cowal and [[Tarbert, Kintyre|Tarbert]] in Kintyre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/tarbert-portavadie-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Cowal & Kintyre: Tarbert Loch Fyne – Portavadie|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211052052/https://www.calmac.co.uk/tarbert-portavadie-ferry-summer-timetable|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*The [[Cowal]] peninsula route is a passenger-only service from the [[Dunoon]] Breakwater to [[Gourock]] pier, giving easy access to [[ScotRail]] services at [[Gourock railway station]] with onward transport to [[Glasgow Central station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/gourock-dunoon-dunoon-ferry-winter-timetable|title=Dunoon: Gourock – Dunoon|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731124137/https://www.calmac.co.uk/gourock-dunoon-dunoon-ferry-winter-timetable|url-status=dead}}</ref> This route was for a period run by a CalMac subsidiary company, [[Argyll Ferries]], but has since January 2019 been operated directly by CalMac.<ref name="Gourock - Kilcreggan">{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/gourock-kilcreggan-summer-timetable|title=Gourock – Kilcreggan|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelochsidepress.com/2018/12/12/calmac-to-take-over-dunoon-to-gourock-ferry-next-month/|title=CalMac to take over Dunoon to Gourock ferry next month|date=12 December 2018|publisher=The Lochside Press|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref>
*CalMac provide a limited (3 ferry each way per week) service between Campbeltown in Kintyre and Ardrosssan in North Aryshire during the summer months.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/ardrossan-campbeltown-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Kintyre: Ardrossan – Campbeltown|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref>
*Western Ferries, a commercial operator, runs a vehicle and passenger service between [[Hunters Quay]] to [[McInroy's Point]] that also provides a link between Cowal and Inverclyde in (partial) competition with the subsidised CalMac service.
*A service operated by Clyde Marine Services on behalf of [[Strathclyde Partnership for Transport]] runs between [[Kilcreggan]] and Gourock pier, providing a link from the [[Rosneath peninsula]] to the rail network at Gourock.<ref name="Gourock - Kilcreggan"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spt.co.uk/kilcreggan-ferry/|title=Kilcreggan Ferry|publisher=Strathclyde Partnership for Transport|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref>
Argyll and Bute also has ferry services linking it to islands in neighbouring council areas:
*Oban is the mainland terminal for services to [[Barra]] in [[Comhairle nan Eilean Siar|Na h-Eileanan Siar]] (the [[Outer Hebrides]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/oban-castlebay-barra-ferry-summer-timetable|title=Barra: Oban – Castlebay|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref>
*[[Lochranza]] on [[Isle of Arran|Arran]], in [[North Ayrshire]], has a year-round service to Kintyre: during the summer the mainland port used is [[Claonaig]], however in winter the service is reduced to a single daily return crossing from Tarbert.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/claonaig-lochranza-arran-summer-timetable|title=Arran: Claonaig – Lochranza|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/Claonaig-tarbert-lochranza-arran-ferry-winter-timetable|title=Arran: Claonaig/Tarbert – Lochranza|publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref>
There is also a passenger-only ferry service linking Campbeltown and Port Ellen on Islay with [[Ballycastle, County Antrim|Ballycastle]] in [[County Antrim]], [[Northern Ireland]], running seasonally from April to September, operated by West Coast Tours as the Kintyre Express.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kintyre Express {{!}} Ferry Service to Ireland |url=https://westcoasttours.co.uk/tours/kintyre-express/ |website=West Coast Tours |access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>

==Cultural references==
The later scenes of the 1963 [[James Bond]] film ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' were filmed around the [[loch]]s and hills of Argyll and Bute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057076/locations|title=From Russia with Love (1963) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>

The area has also been indirectly immortalised in popular culture by the 1977 hit song "[[Mull of Kintyre (song)|Mull of Kintyre]]" by then-Kintyre resident [[Paul McCartney]]'s band of the time, [[Wings (band)|Wings]].

==Communities==
The area is divided into 56 [[list of community council areas in Scotland|community council areas]], all of which have [[community council]]s as at 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Community Councils |url=https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/council-and-government/community-councils |website=Argyll and Bute Council |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>
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*[[Appin]]
*[[Ardchattan and Muckairn|Ardchattan]]
*[[Ardentinny]]
*[[Ardrishaig]]
*[[Arrochar, Argyll|Arrochar]], [[Tarbet, Argyll|Tarbet]] and [[Ardlui]]
*[[Dalavich|Avich]] and [[Kilchrenan]]
*[[Isle of Bute|Bute]]
*[[Cairndow]]
*[[Campbeltown]]
*[[Cardross]]
*[[Colintraive]] and [[Glendaruel]]
*[[Coll]]
*[[Colonsay]]
*[[Connel]]
*[[Cove, Argyll|Cove]] and [[Kilcreggan]]
*[[Craignish]]
*[[Dunadd]]
*[[Dunbeg]]
*[[Dunoon]]
*East [[Kintyre]]
*[[Furnace, Argyll|Furnace]]
*[[Garelochhead]]
*[[Gigha]]
*[[Glen Orchy|Glenorchy]] and Innishail
*[[Helensburgh]]
*[[Hunters Quay]]
*[[Inveraray]]
*[[Iona]]
*[[Islay]]
*[[Jura, Scotland|Jura]]
*[[Kilfinan]]
*[[Kilmun]]
*Kilninver and [[Kilmelford]]
*Kilmore and Kilbride
*North [[Knapdale]]
*[[Machrihanish|The Laggan]]
*[[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]]
*[[Lochgilphead]]
*[[Lochgoilhead]]
*[[Luing]]
*[[Luss]] and [[Arden, Argyll|Arden]]
*[[Isle of Mull|Mull]]
*[[Oban]]
*[[Rhu]] and [[Shandon, Argyll|Shandon]]
*[[Rosneath]] and [[Clynder]]
*[[Sandbank, Argyll|Sandbank]]
*[[Seil]] and [[Easdale]]
*[[Southend, Argyll|Southend]]
*South [[Cowal]]
*South Knapdale
*[[Strachur]] and District
*[[Tarbert, Kintyre|Tarbert]] and [[Skipness]]
*[[Taynuilt]]
*[[Tiree]]
*West Kintyre
*West [[Loch Fyne|Lochfyne]]
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==Settlements==
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Largest settlements by population:

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!Settlement
!Population ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}})<ref name="auto">{{Scottish settlement population citation}}</ref>
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|[[Helensburgh]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Helensburgh}}
|-
|[[Oban]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Oban}}
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|[[Dunoon]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Dunoon}}
|-
|[[Campbeltown]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Campbeltown}}
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|[[Rothesay]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Rothesay}}
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|[[Garelochhead]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Garelochhead}}
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|[[Lochgilphead]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Lochgilphead}}
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|[[Cardross]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Cardross}}
|-
|[[Rhu]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Rhu}}
|-
|[[Sandbank, Argyll|Sandbank]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Sandbank}}
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|[[Kilcreggan]]
|{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Kilcreggan}}
|-
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*[[Achahoish]]; [[Airdeny]]; [[Appin]]; [[Ardbeg, Islay|Ardbeg (Islay)]]; [[Ardbeg, Bute|Ardbeg (Bute)]]; [[Arden, Argyll|Arden]]; [[Ardfern]]; [[Aldochlay]]; [[Ardlui]]; [[Ardmay]]; [[Ardgartan]]; [[Ardpeaton]]; [[Ardrishaig]]; [[Arduaine]]; [[Arrochar, Argyll|Arrochar]]; [[Ardentinny]]; [[Ardnadam]]
* [[Barcaldine, Argyll|Barcaldine]]; [[Bellochantuy]]; [[Benderloch]]; [[Blairglas]]; [[Blairmore, Argyll|Blairmore]]; [[Bonawe]]; [[Bowmore]]; [[Bridge of Orchy]]
*[[Cairndow]]; [[Cardross]]; [[Carradale]]; [[Clachan, Kintyre|Clachan]]; [[Cairnbaan]]; [[Campbeltown]]; [[Clachan of Glendaruel]]; [[Cladich]]; [[Clynder]]; [[Colgrain]]; [[Colintraive]]; [[Connel]]; [[Coulport (village)|Coulport]]; [[Cove, Argyll|Cove]]; [[Coylet]]; [[Craigendoran]]; [[Craighouse]]; [[Craignure]]; [[Craobh Haven]]; [[Crarae]]; [[Crinan, Argyll|Crinan]]; [[Clachaig]]; [[Carrick Castle (village)|Carrick Castle]];
*[[Dunoon]]; [[Dalavich]]; [[Dalmally]]; [[Druimdrishaig]]; [[Drumlemble]]; [[Duchlage]]; [[Dunbeg]]; 
*[[Edentaggart]];
*[[Faslane Port]]; [[Ford, Argyll|Ford]];  [[Furnace, Scotland|Furnace]];
*[[Glenbranter]]; [[Garelochhead]]; [[Geilston]]; [[Glenbarr]]; [[Glencoe, Highland|Glencoe]]; [[Glenmallan]]; [[Grogport]];
*[[Helensburgh]]; [[Hunters Quay]];
*[[Innellan]]; [[Inveraray]]; [[Inverbeg]]; [[Inveruglas Isle]]; [[Inverchaolain]] 
*[[Kames, Argyll and Bute|Kames]]; [[Keillmore]]; [[Kilberry]]; [[Kilchattan Bay]]; [[Kilchenzie]]; [[Kilcreggan]]; [[Kilmadan]]; [[Kilmartin]];  [[Kilmore, Argyll|Kilmore]]; [[Kilmun]]; [[Kilninver]]; [[Kilmelford]]; [[Kilfinan]]; [[Kirn, Dunoon|Kirn]];
*[[Lagavulin]]; [[Loch Awe|Lochawe]]; [[Lochgair]]; [[Lochgilphead]]; [[Lochgoilhead]]; [[Luss]];
*[[Machrihanish]]; [[Millhouse, Argyll|Millhouse]]; [[Minard, Argyll|Minard]]; [[Muasdale]];
*[[Oban]]; [[Ormsary]]; [[Otter Ferry]];
*[[Peninver]]; [[Portavadie]]; [[Port Askaig]]; [[Port Bannatyne]]; [[Port Charlotte, Islay|Port Charlotte]]; [[Port Ellen]]; [[Portincaple]]; [[Portnahaven]]; [[Portkil]];
*[[Rahane]]; [[Rhu]]; [[Rosneath]]; [[Rothesay]];
*[[Saddell]]; [[Salen, Mull|Salen]]; [[Sandbank, Argyll|Sandbank]]; [[Shandon, Scotland|Shandon]]; [[Skipness]]; [[Southend, Argyll|Southend]]; [[Stewarton, Kintyre|Stewarton]]; [[Strachur]]; [[Succoth, Argyll|Succoth]]; [[Strone, Cowal|Strone]]; [[St Catherines, Argyll|St Catherines]];
*[[Tarbert, Kintyre|Tarbert (Kintyre)]]; [[Tarbet, Argyll|Tarbet (Lomond)]]; [[Tayinloan]]; [[Taynuilt]]; [[Tayvallich]]; [[Tighnabruaich]]; [[Tobermory, Mull|Tobermory]]; [[Torinturk]]; [[Toward]];
*[[Whistlefield, Argyll|Whistlefield]]; [[Whitehouse, Argyll|Whitehouse]];

==Places of interest==
{{main|Scheduled monuments in Argyll and Bute|List of Category A listed buildings in Argyll and Bute}}
[[File:Kilchurn Castle reflection.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kilchurn Castle]] reflected on [[Loch Awe]]]]
[[File:Inveraray Castle, Argyll and Bute, Scotland-31May2010.jpg|thumb|right|[[Inveraray Castle]], Argyll and Bute, Scotland]]
[[File:Beinn ime from the butterbridge.jpg|thumb|right|Beinn ime from the butterbridge]]
[[File:Clachan Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|Clachan Bridge]]
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*[[Ardbeg distillery]]
*[[Ardencraig Gardens]] (Isle of Bute)
*[[Arduaine|Arduaine Garden]]
*[[Argyll Forest Park]] (Including [[Loch Eck]])
*[[Arrochar Alps]] (Including [[Beinn Ìme]])
*[[Auchindrain|Auchindrain Township Open Air Museum]]
*[[Avinagillan standing stone]]
*[[Beinn Dorain]]
*[[Ben Cruachan]] (Highest mountain in Argyll and Bute)
*[[Ballochroy]] (Standing stones)
*[[Ben Donich]]
*[[Benmore Botanic Garden]]
*[[Clachan Bridge|Bridge over the Atlantic]] (Clachan Bridge)
*[[Crarae| Crarae Garden]]
*[[Carnasserie Castle]], [[Kilmartin]]
*[[Carrick Castle]]
*[[Castle Stalker]]
*[[Castle Sween]]
*[[Crinan Canal]]
*[[Cruachan Power Station]] (Pumped storage)
*[[Dunadd]] (Capital of the ancient kingdom of [[Dál Riata]])
*[[Dun Na Cuaiche, Tower]] (Inveraray)
*[[Dunollie Castle]]
*[[Dun Skeig]] (Iron Age forts)
*[[Dunstaffnage Castle]]
*[[Dunstaffnage Chapel]]
*[[Easdale|Easdale Island]] (Former slate quarry)
*[[Falls of Lora]], [[Loch Etive]]
*[[Fincharn Castle]]
*[[Fingal's Cave]] ([[Staffa]])
*[[Gare Loch]] and [[Faslane Naval Base]]
*[[Glen Croe]] (Rest and be thankful)
*[[Glen Scotia distillery]] (Campbelltown)
*[[Gulf of Corryvreckan]]
*[[Gylen Castle]]
*[[Hill House, Helensburgh]]
*[[Inveraray Castle]] ([[Clan Campbell]] main residence)
*[[Inveraray Jail]]
*[[Iona Abbey]]
*[[Isle Of Bute Distillery]]
*[[Jura distillery]]
*[[Kilchurn Castle]]
*[[Kilmartin Glen]] (Including [[Kilmartin Stones]])
*[[Kilmodan Carved Stones]]
*[[Kyles of Bute]]
*[[Lagavulin distillery]]
*[[Laphroaig distillery]]
*[[Loch Goil]]
*[[Loch Lomond and Cowal Way]]
*[[Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park]]
*[[Kames Bay, Loch Melfort|Melfort]]
*[[McCaig's Tower]], [[Oban]]
*[[Mount Stuart House]], [[Isle of Bute]]
*[[Mull of Kintyre]]
*[[Oban distillery]]
*[[Old Castle Lachlan]]
*[[Puck's Glen]]
*[[Rannoch Moor]]
*[[River Orchy]]
*[[Rothesay Castle]]
*[[Rothesay's Victorian Toilets]]
*[[Saddell Abbey]]
*[[Saddell Castle]]
*[[Skipness Castle]]
*[[Springbank Distillery]], [[Campbeltown|Campbelltown]]
*[[St Blane's Chapel]] (Isle of Bute)
*[[St Columba's Cathedral]], [[Oban]]
*[[St Conan's Kirk]], [[Loch Awe]]
*[[Tarbert Castle]]
*[[West Highland Line]]
*[[West Highland Way]]
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==Islands==
{{incomplete list|date=June 2024}}
[[File:Grob Bagh Beach, Isle of Gigha - geograph.org.uk - 6164907.jpg|thumb|left|Grob Bagh Beach, Isle of Gigha - geograph.org.uk - 6164907]]
[[File:Tiree from ferry pier - geograph.org.uk - 5465755.jpg|thumb|left|Tiree from ferry pier - geograph.org.uk - 5465755]]
[[File:Inveruglas Isle.jpg|thumb|left|Inveruglas Isle]]

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*[[Am Fraoch Eilean]], [[Sound of Jura]]
*[[Bernera Island|Bernera]] ([[Tidal island]])
*[[Isle of Bute|Bute]], [[Firth of Clyde]]
*[[Burnt Islands]], located in the [[Kyles of Bute]]
*[[Calve Island]]
*[[Cara Island|Cara]]
*[[Coll]]
*[[Colonsay]]
*[[Creag Island|Creag]]
*[[Island of Danna|Danna]] ([[Tidal island]])
*[[Island Davaar|Davaar]], [[Campbeltown Loch]]
*[[Eilean dà Mhèinn]], [[Loch Crinan]]
*[[Eilean Dubh Mòr]], [[Firth of Lorn]]
*[[Eilean Loain]]
*[[Eorsa]] west of Mull
*[[Eriska]]
*[[Erraid]] ([[Tidal island]]) west of Mull
*[[Fraoch Eilean, Loch Awe|Fraoch Eilean]], [[Loch Awe]]
*[[Garvellachs|Garvellachs Islands]] including [[Garbh Eileach]]; [[Dùn Chonnuill]] and [[Eileach an Naoimh]].
*[[Gigalum Island|Gigalum]]
*[[Gigha]]
*[[Glunimore Island|Glunimore]]
*[[Gometra]]
*[[Gunna, Scotland|Gunna]] (lies between [[Coll]] and [[Tiree]])
*[[Holy Island, Firth of Clyde|Holy Isle]], off [[Isle of Arran|Arran]]
*[[Inchconnachan]], [[Loch Lomond]]
*[[Inchgalbraith]], Loch Lomond
*[[Inch Kenneth]] off [[Isle of Mull|Mull]]
*[[Inchlonaig]], Loch Lomond
*[[Inchmarnock]], [[Sound of Bute]]
*[[Inchmoan]] Loch Lomond
*[[Inchtavannach]], Loch Lomond
*[[Innis Chonain]], [[Loch Awe]]
*[[Inishail]] (alternate Inchald), Loch Awe
*[[Inveruglas Isle]], Loch Lomond
*[[Iona]]
*[[Islay]]
*[[Jura, Scotland|Jura]]
*[[Kerrera]]
*[[MacCormaig Isles]] including Carraig an Daimh; Corr Eilean; Eilean Ghamhna; Liath Eilean; [[Eilean Mòr, MacCormaig Isles|Eilean Mòr]]; Sgeir Bun an Locha;  Sgeir Dhonncha and Dubh Sgeir.
*[[Maiden Island|Maiden]]
*[[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]]
*[[Little Colonsay]] west of Mull
*[[Isle of Mull|Mull]]
*[[Oronsay, Colonsay|Oronsay]] ([[Tidal island]])
*[[Orsay, Inner Hebrides|Orsay]] west of [[Isle of Islay|Islay]]
*[[Pladda]], south of [[Isle of Arran|Arran]]
*[[Ross Isles]] Loch Lomond
*[[Sanda Island|Sanda]] off [[Kintyre]]
*[[Scarba]]
*[[Sheep Island, Argyll and Bute|Sheep Island]]
*[[Shuna Island|Shuna]], near [[Appin]]
*[[Slate Islands, Scotland|Slate Islands]] including [[Easdale]], [[Fladda, Slate Islands|Fladda]], [[Seil]], [[Luing]], [[Lunga, Firth of Lorn|Lunga]], [[Shuna, Slate Islands|Shuna]], [[Torsa]] and [[Belnahua]].
*[[Skerryvore]]
*[[Staffa]]
*[[Tarbet Isle]], Loch Lomond
*[[Texa]] (South of [[Islay]])
*[[Tiree]]
*[[Treshnish Isles|Treshnish Islands]] including [[Lunga, Treshnish Isles|Lunga]], [[Fladda, Treshnish Isles|Fladda]]
*[[Ulva]] (West of [[Isle of Mull|Mull]])
*[[Wallace's Isle]] Loch Lomond
}}
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==See also==
*[[List of places in Argyll and Bute]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/argyll-isles/ Visit Scotland, Argyll & Isles - website]
* [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files/statistics/council-area-data-sheets/argyll-and-bute-council-profile.html/ National Records of Scotland - Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809110139/https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files/statistics/council-area-data-sheets/argyll-and-bute-council-profile.html/ |date=9 August 2022 }}
* [https://statistics.gov.scot/atlas/resource?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.gov.scot%2Fid%2Fstatistical-geography%2FS12000035/ Statistics Scotland, Argyll & Bute - Webpage]

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