Argyll and Bute Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
unitary authority council area in Scotland
About Argyll and Bute
Glaciers carved out a series of deep valleys across the west of Scotland, which flooded as the sea level rose to become fjords. The largest and most westerly is Loch Fyne, then come Kyles of Bute / Loch Ruel, Loch Striven, then the Clyde group sometimes likened to a hand: Holy Loch is the stubby thumb, then Loch Long / Loch Goil, Gare Loch and Loch Lomond. But glacial debris blocked the outlet of Loch Lomond, so it became a freshwater lake. Standing stones indicate that this region was populated by 3000 BC, but the first political entity that can be traced isDál Riata, a kingdom based in Ulster. These people were called Gaels and in the 6th century AD expanded to take in the west coast of Scotland, where they faced off against the Picts.Airer Goídel, hence "Argyll", meant borderland or coa
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