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With a stunning fjord-like coastline, its many islands pointing like fingers into the Atlantic, Argyll and Bute is a particularly scenic part of Scotland.
Each of the Isles has its own particular flavour, and include Islay and Jura, well known both for their beauty and for their distilleries producing fine malt whiskies. Windy Tiree is a world-class surfer's paradise. Mull is the largest, with the tiny island of Iona on its Western edge. This the spiritual home of Scottish Christianity and a place of pilgrimage to the abbey founded by St Columba in AD563.
Water is never far away in this region, and the ocean stretches inland in sea lochs such as the lovely Loch Fyne and Loch Long. The famous Loch Lomond is the largest freshwater lake in Britain by surface area, and itself has a number of islands within its shores.
Most towns and villages in this region have strong links with the sea, from the attractive fishing ports of Oban and Campbeltown, to the seaside spa resort of Helensburgh. There is also an abundance of historical sites, from the prehistoric monuments at Kilmartin, to mysterious Castle Stalker, set on its own tiny island in Loch Laich near Port Appin.
On land, there are wild mountains and heather-covered hills to enjoy. A good place to start is Arrochar on the shores of Loch Long, its position by the peaks of the Arrochar Alps making it popular with walkers and climbers.
Argyll and Bute has inspired many songs over the years, including Mendelssohn's Fingal's Cave composed after his visit to the Island of Staffa, The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond, and more recently Mull of Kintyre by Paul McCartney's band Wings.
With a stunning fjord-like coastline, its many islands pointing like fingers into the Atlantic, Argyll and Bute is a particularly scenic part of Scotland.
Each of the Isles has its own particular flavour, and include Islay and Jura, well known both for their beauty and for their distilleries producing fine malt whiskies. Windy Tiree is a world-class surfer's paradise. Mull is the largest, with the tiny island of Iona on its Western edge. This the spiritual home of Scottish Christianity and a place of pilgrimage to the abbey founded by St Columba in AD563.
Water is never far away in this region, and the ocean stretches inland in sea lochs such as the lovely Loch Fyne and Loch Long. The famous Loch Lomond is the largest freshwater lake in Britain by surface area, and itself has a number of islands within its shores.
Most towns and villages in this region have strong links with the sea, from the attractive fishing ports of Oban and Campbeltown, to the seaside spa resort of Helensburgh. There is also an abundance of historical sites, from the prehistoric monuments at Kilmartin, to mysterious Castle Stalker, set on its own tiny island in Loch Laich near Port Appin.
On land, there are wild mountains and heather-covered hills to enjoy. A good place to start is Arrochar on the shores of Loch Long, its position by the peaks of the Arrochar Alps making it popular with walkers and climbers.
Argyll and Bute has inspired many songs over the years, including Mendelssohn's Fingal's Cave composed after his visit to the Island of Staffa, The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond, and more recently Mull of Kintyre by Paul McCartney's band Wings.
Tourist Information on Towns in Argyll and Bute
Arrochar
Campbeltown
Coll
Colonsay
Dunoon
Helensburgh
Inveraray
Islay
Isle of Bute
Isle of Gigha
Isle of Iona
Isle of Jura
Isle of Mull
Kilmartin
Loch Lomond
Lochawe
Lochgilphead
Oban
Port Appin
Southend
Tiree
Map of Argyll and Bute
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