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Argyll & Bute holiday
accommodation,
activities,
attractions,
historic sites, travel
information, and general tourism info for the area.
Blessed with some of Scotland’s finest scenery, the
region of Argyll and Bute covers a vast area including
dramatic mountains, long-forgotten castles, prehistoric
ruins and a chain of islands that form the Inner
Hebrides.
Noted for its wide open spaces, distilleries, sumptuous
gardens and awe-inspiring landscapes, it is a haven for
lovers of the outdoors, from walkers and anglers to
sailors and golfers.
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And with a fauna that includes golden eagles, Scottish
wildcats and weir-leaping salmon, it’s hardly surprising
to learn that the district is one of the largest
administrative areas in Scotland - boasting more than
3,000 miles, or 4,800 km, of coast if you include its
islands.
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One of the first areas to be
settled by the Scots who came here from their native
Ireland to create the kingdom of Dalriada, it acted
as a crucible for the spread of Christianity thanks
to the timely arrival of St. Columba on the tiny
island of Iona.
Much later the region was ruled by the Vikings whose
descendants became the Lords of the Isles.
The MacDonalds were the first chiefs but they had
lost out to their bitter rivals, the Campbells,
whose leaders became the dukes of Argyll. |
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Oban Bay - Photo:
Alan Stewart
CCL |
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The port of Oban is the largest settlement in
northern Argyll. Founded in the 18th century as a
fishing village, it is known as the ‘Gateway to the
Hebrides’ and was home to the Lords of Lorn.
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Inveraray - Photo:
Gary Caudwell
CCL |
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The town of Inveraray is famous
both for its castle - seat of the Dukes of Argyll –
and its architecture.
As well as a maritime museum and the Falls of Aray,
the town is home to the remains of Rob Roy’s
dwelling. |
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Helensburgh was the birthplace in
1888 of John Logie Baird, inventor of television,
and is home to the remarkable art nouveau building
‘Hill House’ designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
for the publisher Walter Blackie.
Dunoon lies on the Cowal Peninsula and has a statue
of Robbie Burns’ sweetheart, Mary Campbell,
poetically known as Bonny Mary O' Argyll.
In central Argyll, the glen of Kilmartin boasts
Scotland's richest prehistoric landscape containing
cairns and standing stones dating from 3,000BC.
Top destinations in these parts include the Mull of
Kintyre -immortalised in a Paul McCartney song - on
the beautiful 40-mile Kintyre Peninsula, and the
nearby islands of Mull, Islay, Iona, Colonsay, Bute
and Jura. |
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Kilmartin Castle - Photo:
Patrick Mackie
CCL |
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Rothesay Pier - Photo:
William Craig
CCL |
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The small, 15-mile long Isle of
Bute in the Firth of Clyde is separated from the
mainland by the narrow Kyles of Bute - a haven for
boats of every description.
Close to its main town of Rothesay is the Victorian,
Gothic-style castle Mount Stuart, seat of the
Marquises of Bute.
Rothesay Castle, which dates from the 13th century,
was largely destroyed by Oliver Cromwell’s army in
the 17th century. |
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Scotland’s first cotton mill was
built on Bute by the Scottish industrialist David
Dale in 1788.
The main town on the wild Isle of Mull is Tobermory,
now famous as the fictional ‘Balamory’ in a popular
children’s TV series.
The island was also the backdrop to Robert Louis
Stevenson’s novel ‘Kidnapped’. |
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Tobermory - Photo:
Iain Lees
CCL |
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The Abbey on Iona - Photo:
Dave Logan
CCL |
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Nearby Iona was where St Columba landed
in 563AD to bring the message of Christianity from
Ireland to Britain and the rest of Europe.
The island is arguably Britain’s most sacred place. |
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The uninhabited island of Staffa has a
cathedral-like sea cave better known as Fingal’s Cave by
devotees of the composer Mendelssohn.
Created by a volcano, this unique structure is comprised
of hexagonal columns of basalt rock. |
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Fingal's Cave, Staffa - Photo:
Keith Williamson
CCL |
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Sunset from the Kintyre Peninsula looking across to the
Isle of Gigha and Jura
Photo: Malcolm Winder |
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Jura has its own dramatic caves and is a
rugged holiday destination, with the peaks of ‘The Paps of
Jura' dominating a wild landscape.
The most southerly of the Inner Hebridean islands, Islay
has earned worldwide fame for its whisky - but it’s also
noted for fine beaches and wondrous colonies of seabirds. |
Tourist
Information Centres:
Ardgartan
Tourist Information Centre, Forestry Car Park, Glen
Croe, by Arrochar, Dunbartonshire,
Ardgartan, Strathclyde, Scotland, G83 7AR
Tel: 08707 200 606 Fax: 01301 702432
E-mail:
info@ardgartan.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Ballachulish
Tourist Information Centre, Albert Road, Ballachulish,
Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, PH49 4JB
Tel: 01855 811 866 Fax: 01855 811 866
E-mail:
postmaster@ballachulishtic.plus.com
Web:
www.ballachulishtic.plus.com
Balloch
Tourist Information Centre, Balloch Road,
Dunbartonshire, Balloch, Strathclyde, G83 8LQ
Tel: 08707 200 607 Fax: 01389 751704
E-mail:
info@balloch.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Campbeltown
Tourist Information Centre, MacKinnon House, The Pier,
Kintyre, Campbeltown, Strathclyde,
Scotland, PA28 6EF
Tel: 08707 200 609 Fax: 01586 553291
E-mail:
info@campbeltown.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Craignure
Tourist Information Centre, The Pier, Isle of Mull,
Craignure, Strathclyde, PA65 6AY
Tel: 08707 200 610 Fax: 01680 812497
E-mail:
info@mull.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Drymen
Tourist Information Centre, Drymen Library, The Square,
Dunbartonshire, Drymen,
Strathclyde, Scotland, G63 0BD
Tel: 08707 200 611 Fax: 01369 660751
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Dumbarton
Tourist Information Centre, 7 Alexandra Parade, A82
Northbound, Dunbartonshire,
Milton, Strathclyde, Scotland, G82 2TZ
Tel: 08707 200 629 Fax: 01369 70685
E-mail:
info@dunoon.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Helensburgh
Tourist Information Centre, Clock Tower, The Pier,
Dunbartonshire, Helensburgh, Strathclyde, Scotland, G84
7NY
Tel: 08707 200 615 Fax: 01436 672642
E-mail:
info@helensburgh.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Inveraray
Tourist Information Centre, Front Street, Inveraray,
Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, PA32 8UY
Tel: 08707 200 616 Fax: 01499 302269
E-mail:
info@inveraray.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Islay
Tourist Information Centre, The Square, Main Street,
Isle of Islay, Bowmore, Strathclyde,
Scotland, PA43 7JP
Tel: 08707 200 617 Fax: 01496 810363
E-mail:
info@islay.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Kilchoan
Tourist Information Centre, Kilchoan Community Centre,
Pier Road, Acharacle, Kilchoan,
Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, PH36 4LJ
Tel: 01845 22 55 121
E-mail:
info@visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishhighlands.org
Lochgilphead
Tourist Information Centre, Lochnell Street,
Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde,
Scotland, PA30 8JN
Tel: 08707 200 618 Fax: 01546 606254
E-mail:
info@lochgilphead.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Oban
Tourist Information Centre, Church Building, Argyll
Square, Oban, Argyll and Bute,
Strathclyde, Scotland, PA34 4AR
Tel: 08707 200 630 Fax: 01631 564273
E-mail:
info@oban.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Rothesay
Isle of Bute Discovery Centre, Winter Garden, Isle of
Bute, Rothesay, Argyll and Bute,
Strathclyde, Scotland, PA20 0AT
Tel: 08707 200 619 Fax: 01700 505156
E-mail:
info@rothesay.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Strontian
Tourist Information Centre, Acharacle, Strontian, Argyll
and Bute, Strathclyde, PH36 4HZ
Tel: 01845 22 55 121
E-mail:
info@visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishhighlands.org
Tarbet (Loch Fyne)
Tourist Information Centre, Harbour Street, Tarbert,
Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde,
Scotland, PA29 6UD
Tel: 08707 200 624 Fax: 01880 820082
E-mail:
info@tarbert.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Tarbet (Loch Lomond)
Tourist Information Centre, Main Street, Loch Lomond,
Tarbet, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde,
Scotland, G83 7DE
Tel: 08707 200 623 Fax: 01301 702224
E-mail:
info@tarbert.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
Tobermory
Tourist Information Centre, Main Street, Isle of Mull,
Tobermory, Strathclyde,
Scotland, PA75 6NU
Tel: 08707 200 625 Fax: 01688 302145
E-mail:
info@tobermory.visitscotland.com
Web:
www.visitscottishheartlands.org
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