Argyll an Bute

Argyll an Bute Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd'
Coat airms
Admin HQ	Lochgilphead
Govrenment
• Bodi	Argyll & Bute Cooncil
• Control	Ind + Con + LD (cooncil NOC)
• MPs	Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
• MSPs	Michael Russell (SNP) Jackie Baillie (Labour)
Area
• Total	6,908 km2 (2,667 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 2nd
Population  (mid-2016 est.)
• Total	87,100
• Rank	Rankit 27th
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
ONS code	S12000035
ISO 3166 code	GB-AGB
Website	http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/

Argyll an Bute (Scots Gaelic: Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd) is ane o the 32 council areas o Scotland an a lieutenancie area anaw. Its heidsteid is in Lochgilpheid.

Argyll an Bute haes the seicont-mukkilest area o onie ither Scots cooncil. Inhaudin ilands, thar is ower 3000 mile o coastlyn. It haes mairches wi the Hieland, Perth an Kinross, Stirlin an Wast Dunbartonshire cooncil areas. Its mairch rins throu Loch Lomond.

The cooncil area wis shapit in 1996, whan it wis cairv'd oot o the Strathclyde region. Argyll an Bute mellt thegither the existin Argyll an Bute destrik an ane ward o the Dumbarton destrik cried 'Helensburgh an Lomond'.

The latter senes o the 1963 James Bond film From Russia with Love war film'd aboot the lochs an hills o Argyll an Bute.

Touns an veilages

• Achahoish Airdeny Appin Ardbeg, Ardbeg Arden Ardfern Aldochlay Ardlui Ardmay Ardgartan Ardpeaton Ardrishaig Arduaine Arrochar
• Barcaldine Bellochantuy Benderloch Blairglas Bonawe Bowmore
• Cairndow Cardross Carradale Clachan Cairnbaan Campbeltoun Clachan of Glendaruel 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 Kilmadan Kilmartin Kilmore Kilmun Kilninver Kilmelford
• Lagavulin Lochawe 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 Succoth
• Tarbert Tarbet Tayinloan Taynuilt Tayvallich Tighnabruaich Tobermory Torinturk Toward
• Whistlefield Whitehouse.

Steids o interest

• Argyll Forest Pairk
• Argyll Muntains
• Arrochar Alps
• Beinn Dorain
• Ben Cruachan
• Ben Cruachan Hydroelectric plaunt
• Ben Donich
• Carrick Castil
• CastilStalker
• CastilSween
• Fincharn Castil
• Fingal's Cove
• Gare Loch an Faslane Naval Base
• Kilchurn Castil
• Kilmartin Glen
• Lachlan Castil
• Loch Goil Muntains
• Loch Goil
• Loch Lomond an the Trossachs Naitional Pairk
• Loch Melfort
• River Orchy
• Wast Hieland Wey
• Yunger Botanic Gairdin Benmore

Ilands

• Bute
• Cara
• Coll
• Colonsay
• Davaar
• Fladda
• Gigha
• Glunimore
• Gometra
• Gunna
• Inchmarnock
• Iona
• Islay
• Jura
• Kerrera
• Lismore
• Luing
• Lunga, Treshnish Isles
• Lunga, Firth o Lorn
• Mull
• Sanda
• Scarba
• Seil
• Sheep Iland
• Shuna in the Firth o Lorne
• Shuna in Appin
• Staffa
• Texa
• Tiree
• Ulva

Ferries

The main ferrie operator in Argyll an Bute is Caledonian MacBrayne, includin services frae the mainland ti Bute, Gigha, Islay, Mull an Tiree. Dunoon based operator Western Ferries ply the bisy Dunoon ti Gourock route in competeetion wi Caledonian MacBrayne.

Argyll an Bute Cooncil operates its ain ferries on the follaein routes:

• Seil - Luing
• Seil - Easdale
• Port Appin - Lismore

Fremmit airtins

• Argyll and Bute Council
• Argyll and Bute Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine at Open Directory Project