Argyll an Bute

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Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
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Michael Russell (SNP)
Jackie Baillie (Labour)
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Argyll an Bute () 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

References

Fremmit airtins
Argyll and Bute Council
Argyll and Bute  at Open Directory Project


Category:Cooncil areas o Scotland
Category:Places o Scotland