Argyll and Bute

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council area of Scotland local government area unitary authority

Argyll and Bute is a large, sparsely populated council area on Scotland’s west coast, known for its rugged mainland scenery, numerous islands, and significant naval presence.

Aliases (6)

Argyll ×2
Mid Argyll ×2
Argyll and Bute District ×1
Argyll and Bute council area ×1
Argyll and Bute lieutenancy area ×1
Argyllshire (historically, at Loch Lomond) ×1

Statements (93)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	council area of Scotland → local government area → unitary authority →
borders	East Dunbartonshire NERFINISHED → Highland → North Ayrshire NERFINISHED → Perth and Kinross NERFINISHED → Stirling → West Dunbartonshire NERFINISHED →
containsArea	Bute and Cowal → Helensburgh and Lomond → Islay and Jura → Lorn → Mid Argyll → Oban and Lorn →
containsIsland	Bute → Coll → Colonsay NERFINISHED → Gigha NERFINISHED → Iona → Islay → Jura → Mull → Tiree NERFINISHED →
containsIslandGroup	Inner Hebrides NERFINISHED →
containsLoch	Gare Loch → Loch Awe → Loch Etive → Loch Fyne → Loch Long →
containsPartOf	Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park →
containsPeninsula	Cowal → Kintyre NERFINISHED → Mull of Kintyre NERFINISHED →
containsTown	Campbeltown → Dunoon → Helensburgh → Inveraray → Lochgilphead → Oban → Rothesay →
containsVillage	Bowmore → Bunessan → Garelochhead → Kilcreggan → Port Ellen NERFINISHED → Tarbert → Taynuilt → Tobermory →
country	Scotland →
createdAsCouncilArea	1996 →
formedFrom	Argyll and Bute District → Helensburgh and Lomond area of Dumbarton District → Strathclyde Region NERFINISHED →
governedBy	Argyll and Bute Council →
hasAdministrativeCentre	Lochgilphead →
hasAirport	Campbeltown Airport → Islay Airport → Oban Airport →
hasCharacteristic	mountainous terrain → numerous islands → rugged coastline → significant naval presence → sparsely populated →
hasCoastlineOn	Atlantic Ocean → Firth of Clyde →
hasCouncil	Argyll and Bute Council →
hasEconomicActivity	defence → fishing → forestry → tourism → whisky distilling →
hasHistoricRegion	Argyll NERFINISHED → Bute →
hasLargestTown	Helensburgh →
hasNavalBase	HMNB Clyde →
hasNavalFacility	Faslane Naval Base → Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport →
hasOfficialLanguage	English →
hasPostcodeArea	PA →
hasProtectedArea	Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park →
hasRecognisedLanguage	Scottish Gaelic →
hasScottishParliamentConstituency	Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency) →
hasTransportLink	A82 road NERFINISHED → A83 road NERFINISHED → A85 road NERFINISHED → Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services →
hasUKParliamentConstituency	Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency) →
locatedIn	west coast of Scotland →
partOf	Scotland → United Kingdom →
usesTimeZone	BST → GMT →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Coll → Colonsay → Gigha → HMNB Clyde → Jura → Loch Lomond → Mull → Tiree →	locatedIn
Bute → Iona → Islay →	partOf
Duke of Argyll ("Argyll") → Duke of Argyll →	region
Mull ("Argyll and Bute council area") →	administrativeRegion
Argyll and Bute Council ("Mid Argyll") →	appliesToJurisdiction
Stirlingshire ("Argyllshire (historically, at Loch Lomond)") →	borderedBy
Perth and Kinross →	borders
Scottish rail network →	connectsRegion
Argyll and Bute ("Mid Argyll") →	containsArea
Helensburgh ("Argyll and Bute lieutenancy area") →	fallsWithin
Argyll and Bute ("Argyll and Bute District") →	formedFrom
Gigha →	hasCouncilArea
Scottish mainland ("Argyll") →	hasRegion