Argyll and Bute

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf council area of Scotland
local government area
unitary authority
borders East Dunbartonshire
Highland
North Ayrshire
Perth and Kinross
Stirling
West Dunbartonshire
containsArea Bute and Cowal
Helensburgh
surface form: Helensburgh and Lomond

Islay and Jura
Lorn
Argyll and Bute self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mid Argyll

Oban
surface form: Oban and Lorn
containsIsland Bute
Coll
Colonsay
Gigha
Iona
Islay
Jura
Mull
Tiree
containsIslandGroup Inner Hebrides
containsLoch Gare Loch
Loch Awe
Loch Etive
Loch Fyne
Loch Long
containsPartOf Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
containsPeninsula Cowal
Kintyre
Kintyre
surface form: Mull of Kintyre
containsTown Campbeltown
Dunoon
Helensburgh
Inveraray
Lochgilphead
Oban
Rothesay
containsVillage Bowmore
Bunessan
Garelochhead
Kilcreggan
Port Ellen
Tarbert
Taynuilt
Tobermory
country Scotland
createdAsCouncilArea 1996
formedFrom Argyll and Bute self-linksurface differs
surface form: Argyll and Bute District

Helensburgh
surface form: Helensburgh and Lomond area of Dumbarton District

Strathclyde
surface form: Strathclyde Region
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
Bute
hasLargestTown Helensburgh
hasNavalBase HMNB Clyde
hasNavalFacility Faslane
surface form: Faslane Naval Base

Faslane
surface form: Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPostcodeArea PA
hasProtectedArea Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
hasRecognisedLanguage Scottish Gaelic
hasScottishParliamentConstituency council area of Argyll and Bute
surface form: Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)
hasTransportLink A82 road
A83 road
A85 road
Caledonian MacBrayne
surface form: Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services
hasUKParliamentConstituency council area of Argyll and Bute
surface form: Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency)
locatedIn west coast of Scotland
partOf Scotland
United Kingdom
usesTimeZone BST
GMT

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Inverchaolain locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Inverchaolain locatedIn Argyll and Bute
subject surface form: Inverchaolain parish
Loch Obha locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Kilchrenan locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Eilean na Comhairle locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Finlaggan Visitor Centre locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Loch Finlaggan locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Kilchurn Castle locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Fraoch Eilean Castle locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Southend, Kintyre locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Sanda Island Lighthouse locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Glen Fruin locatedIn Argyll and Bute