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ABOUT ARGYLL, THE ISLES, LOCH LOMOND, STIRLING & TROSSACHS

Loch Fyne Argyll

Unspoilt landscape of glens and bays, traditional Kingdom of the Scots; cradle of early Gaelic culture, home to some of Scotland’s most sought-after and distinctive malt whisky - Mid-Argyll, Kintyre and Islay all these and more.

In the 6th century a tribe of Irish settlers, the "Scots", set up home in Dunadd Fort near Kilmartin. From this Argyll base, the early Scottish Kings went on to found the nation of Scotland.

The whitewashed houses of Inveraray seem almost continental against this historic backdrop, with Inveraray Jail offering a glimpse into the austere 1820’s, and the turreted Inveraray Castle, home to the Dukes of Argyll, recalls the power of the once mighty Clan Campbell.

The Kintyre peninsula meets the Argyll mainland at the lively fishing village of Tarbert, joined only by a narrow isthmus, a “tarbert” in Gaelic.

Swept by the warm Gulf Stream and studded with quiet inns and hamlets, the Mull of Kintyre has already been immortalised in song by Sir Paul McCartney and offers a glimpse of a gentler corner of Gaeldom.

Campbeltown has a history and landscape all its own - scene of Viking repulsions at Saddell Abbey, and nearby the stunning beaches of Carradale.

It was near Campbeltown that St Columba first landed, bringing Christianity from the “Scots” in Ireland, and a ferry trip to Gigha will bring you to “God’s island”, and a bird-watchers paradise.

Islay and Jura too are but brief ferry trips away. The island of Islay is world renowned for its fine single malt scotch whisky. Lagavullin, Laphroaig and Bunnahabhain are just three of Islay’s many whisky distilleries. The Paps of Jura, visible for miles around, are untamed mountainous terrain, home to the Isle of Jura Distillery, producing another distinctive Island Malt whisky.

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