Argyll

Argyll, sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western . The county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975 and most of the area now forms part of the council area.
  • County with about 64,400 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 450 feet (140 metres)
  • Description: historic shire of western Scotland; heartland of the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata, encompassing Knapdale, Kintyre, and the Inner Hebrides
  • Also known as
    “Argyle”
    “Argyll County”
    “Argyllshire”
    “County of Argyll”
    “Dalriada heartland”
    “MacTavish country”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Innis Chonnell and Dalavich Church.
Innischonnell is a small rocky island in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dalavich and Eredine.
Dalavich, Public domain.
is a village in , Scotland.
is a settlement on the east shore of in , Scotland.
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Latitude
56.2517° or 56° 15′ 6″ north
Longitude
-5.2514° or 5° 15′ 5″ west
Open location code
9C8P7P2X+MC
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Argyll” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أرجايل”
  • Armenian: “Արրգայլ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Arqayl”
  • Basque: “Argyll”
  • Belarusian: “Аргайл”
  • Breton: “Argyll (kontelezh)”
  • Breton: “Earra-Ghàidheal”
  • Breton: “Kontelezh Argyll”
  • Bulgarian: “Аргйлшире”
  • Catalan: “Argyll”
  • Cebuano: “Argyllshire”
  • Chinese: “亞皆老郡”
  • Chinese: “阿格爾郡”
  • Chinese: “阿盖尔”
  • Chinese: “阿盖尔区”
  • Chinese: “阿盖尔郡”
  • Chinese: “阿蓋爾”
  • Chinese: “阿蓋爾區”
  • Chinese: “阿蓋爾郡”
  • Czech: “Argyll”
  • Danish: “Argyll”
  • Dutch: “Argyll”
  • Finnish: “Argyll”
  • French: “Argyle”
  • French: “Argyll”
  • Galician: “Argyll”
  • German: “Argyll”
  • German: “Argyllshire”
  • Greek: “Άργκαϊλ”
  • Hebrew: “ארגייל”
  • Hebrew: “ארגיילשייר”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז ארגייל”
  • Irish: “Earra-Ghàidheal”
  • Irish: “Earra-Ghàidhlig”
  • Italian: “Argyll”
  • Italian: “Argyllshire”
  • Japanese: “アーガイル (イギリス)”
  • Japanese: “アーガイルシャー”
  • Japanese: “アーギルシャイア”
  • Kurdish: “Argyll”
  • Latin: “Argathelia”
  • Latin: “Argyll”
  • Latin: “Ergadia”
  • Latvian: “Ārgaila”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Argyle”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Argyll”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Argyllshire”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Argyll”
  • Norwegian: “Argyll”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Arregaðel”
  • Ossetian: “Аргайл”
  • Persian: “آرگایل”
  • Persian: “آرگیل”
  • Polish: “Argyll”
  • Portuguese: “Argyleshire”
  • Portuguese: “Argyll”
  • Portuguese: “Argyllshire”
  • Portuguese: “Earra-Ghàidheal”
  • Portuguese: “Ergadia”
  • Russian: “Аргайл”
  • Russian: “Аргайль”
  • Scots: “Argyll”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Earra-Ghàidheal”
  • Serbian: “Аргајл”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Argyll”
  • Slovenian: “Argyle”
  • Slovenian: “Argyll”
  • Slovenian: “Argyllshire”
  • Spanish: “Argyll”
  • Spanish: “Argyllshire”
  • Swedish: “Argyllshire”
  • Ukrainian: “Аргайл”
  • Ukrainian: “Арґайл”
  • Venetian: “Argyll”
  • Welsh: “Argyll”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ardchonnell and Inverinan.

Argyll and Bute: Highlights

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