Admiral of the Western Coasts and Isles

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Admiral of the Western Coasts and Isles is a historic Scottish naval and maritime jurisdictional title traditionally associated with the Campbell Dukes of Argyll, reflecting their authority over the western seaboard and islands of Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic Scottish naval title
maritime jurisdictional office
associatedTitleHolder Duke of Argyll
associatedWith Campbell family
category Scottish noble titles
historical maritime offices
country Kingdom of Scotland
function assertion of royal authority at sea via local magnates
governingLaw Scottish admiralty jurisdiction
historicalPeriod early modern Scotland
late medieval Scotland
historicalRole control of local naval forces
oversight of maritime law enforcement
protection of sea routes
jurisdiction coastal waters of western Scotland
maritime affairs
naval authority
languageOfName English
linkedClanTerritory Clan Campbell
surface form: Clan Campbell lands in western Scotland
nobleConnection Peerage of Scotland
surface form: Scottish peerage
officeHolderSocialRank high nobility
powerBase Argyll
region Outer Hebrides
surface form: Scottish western isles

western seaboard of Scotland
relatedTo Lord High Admiral of Scotland
status largely ceremonial in later periods
titleType heritable office
regional admiralty
traditionallyHeldBy Dukes of Argyll
usedIn Scotland

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Duke of Argyll traditionallyHoldsOffice Admiral of the Western Coasts and Isles
Armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland commandedByTitle Admiral of the Western Coasts and Isles
this entity surface form: Lord High Admiral of Scotland