Argyll & Bute (Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd within Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and the Lieutenancy Area.

A region adjoins people of Highland, Perth and Kinross, Stirling and West Dunbartonshire. Its border diarrhea across Loch Lomond.

A chief a portion of the council area was a share of the traditional county of Argyll, excluding the Morvern area, north of Mull, which is now section of Highland. A region as well includes a Isle of Bute itself, which was part of the traditional county of Bute.

Supplementary recently, it has are to include Helensburgh and Lomond, a ward situated to the west of Loch Lomond, to the north of the Firth of Clyde, and mostly to the east of Loch Long. It consists of the american section of historic Dunbartonshire. From either 1975 it was part of the Dumbarton district of Strathclyde region, before existence transferred to Argyll and Bute in 1995.

A regional administrative centre is located in Lochgilphead.

Argyll & Bute covers a 2nd big administrative locality of any Scottish council. Including islands, there are across 3,000 miles of coastline – these are stated that this is to a higher degree a whole of France.

Towns and villages
Achahoish Appin Ardbeg Arden Ardfern Aldochlay Ardlui Ardmay Ardpeaton Ardrishaig Arduaine Arrochar Barcaldine Bellochantuy Benderloch Blairglas Bonawe Bowmore Cairndow Cardross Carradale Clachan Cairnbaan Campbeltown Cladich Clynder Colgrain Colintraive Connel Coulport Cove Craigendoran Craighouse Craignure Craobh Haven Crarae Crinan Dalavich Dalmally Druimdrishaig Drumlemble Duchlage Dunbeg Dunoon Edentaggart Faslane Port Ford Furnace Garelochhead Geilston Glenbarr Glenmallan Grogport Helensburgh Innellan Inveraray Inverbeg Inveruglas Kames Keillmore Kilberry Kilchenzie Kilcreggan Kilmartin Kilmore Kilmun Kilninver Kilmelfort Loch Awe Lochgair Lochgilphead Lochgoilhead Luss Machrihanish Millhouse Minard Muasdale Oban Ormsary Otter Ferry Peninver Portavadie Port Askaig Port Bannatyne Port Charlotte Port Ellen Portincaple Portnahaven Portkil Rahane Rhu Rosneath Rothesay Saddell Salen Sandbank Shandon Skipness Southend Stewarton Strachur Stuckgowan Succoth Tarbert Tarbet Tayinloan Taynuilt Tayvallich Tighnabruaich Tobermory Torinturk Toward Whistlefield Whitehouse.

Places of interest
Argyll Forest Park Carrick Castle Cruachan Dam Hydroelectric plant Fincharn Castle Gare Loch Kilchurn Castle Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Lachlan Castle Younger Botanic Garden Benmore Fingal's Cave

Islands
Bute Cara Coll Colonsay Davaar Fladda Gigha Glunimore Island Gometra Gunna Inchmarnock Iona Islay Jura Kerrera Lismore Luing Lunga Mull Sanda Scarba Seil (which is not universally esteem an island) Sheep Island Shuna Soa Staffa Texa Tiree Ulva

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