Argyll ( / ɑr ɡ aɪ l / ; arcaicamente Argyle , Earra-Ghàidheal en gaélico moderno , pronunciado [aːrˠəɣɛː.əl̪ˠ] ), a veces llamado Argyllshire , es un condado histórico y el registro del condado en el oeste de Escocia .
Argyll Earra-Ghàidheal | |
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Coordenadas: 56 ° 15′N 5 ° 15′W / 56.250 ° N 5.250 ° WCoordenadas : 56 ° 15'N 5 ° 15'W / 56.250 ° N 5.250 ° W | |
País | Escocia |
Ciudad del condado | Inveraray |
Área | |
• Total | 8,055 km 2 (3,110 millas cuadradas ) |
2o de 34 | |
Código Chapman | ARL |
Argyll es de origen antiguo y corresponde a la mayor parte de la parte del antiguo reino de Dál Riata en Gran Bretaña . Argyll también fue un obispado medieval con su catedral en Lismore , así como un condado y ducado moderno temprano , el Ducado de Argyll .
Limita con Inverness-shire al norte, Perthshire y Dunbartonshire al este y, separada por el Firth of Clyde, con Renfrewshire y Ayrshire al sureste y Buteshire al sur.
Entre 1890 y 1975, Argyll fue un condado administrativo con un consejo de condado. Su área se corresponde con la mayor parte del área del consejo moderno de Argyll and Bute , excluyendo la isla de Bute y el área de Helensburgh , pero incluidas las áreas de Morvern y Ardnamurchan del área del consejo de Highland .
Hubo una circunscripción en Argyllshire del Parlamento de Gran Bretaña y luego del Parlamento del Reino Unido , desde 1708 hasta 1983.
Nombre
El nombre deriva del antiguo gaélico airer Goídel (región fronteriza de los gaélicos). El autor de principios del siglo XIII de De Situ Albanie escribió que "el nombre Arregathel significa margen (es decir, región fronteriza) de los escoceses o irlandeses, porque todos los escoceses e irlandeses generalmente se llaman Gattheli (es decir, gaélicos), de su antiguo líder de guerra conocido como Gaithelglas ". El De Situ Albanie Sin embargo, es de dudosa autenticidad.
Sin embargo, la palabra airer lleva naturalmente el significado de la palabra "costa" cuando se aplica a las regiones marítimas, por lo que el nombre del lugar también se puede traducir como "Costa de [los] Gaélicos". Woolf ha sugerido que el nombre Airer Goídel reemplazó al nombre Dál Riata cuando la conquista nórdica del siglo IX dividió a la irlandesa Dál Riata y las islas de Alban Dál Riata de la parte continental de Alban Dál Riata . El área continental, rebautizada como Airer Goídel , habría contrastado con las islas cercanas a la costa de Innse Gall , literalmente "islas de los extranjeros". Fueron referidos de esta manera porque durante los siglos IX al XII, fueron gobernados por antiguos gaélicos que hablaban nórdico nórdico . [1]
North Argyll
El término North Argyll se refería históricamente a lo que ahora se llama Wester Ross . Adquirió el nombre de North Argyll ya que fue colonizada por misioneros y refugiados de Dál Riata, con sede en la abadía de Applecross . El cargo de abad era hereditario, y cuando Ferchar mac in tSagart , hijo del abad, se convirtió en conde de Ross , la región de North Argyll comenzó a adquirir el nombre de Wester Ross . Ambos nombres continuaron en uso hasta el siglo XV, cuando Wester Ross se convirtió en el término exclusivo.
Geografía
Argyllshire se divide en dos secciones continentales no contiguas divididas por Loch Linnhe , además de una gran cantidad de islas que se encuentran dentro de las Hébridas Interiores . El continente Argyllshire se caracteriza por un paisaje montañoso de las tierras altas intercaladas con cientos de lagos, con una costa muy dentada que contiene numerosas islas pequeñas frente a la costa. Las islas presentan una variedad de paisajes contrastantes, desde las islas relativamente planas de Coll y Tiree hasta el terreno montañoso de Jura y Mull . Para facilitar la referencia, lo siguiente se divide en tres secciones: continental (norte), continental (sur) y las Hébridas interiores.
Continente (norte)
La sección norte del continente consta de dos grandes penínsulas, Ardnamurchan y Morvern , divididas por Loch Sunart , con una gran sección interior, conocida tradicionalmente como Ardgour , limitada al este por Loch Linnhe . Este lago se estrecha gradualmente, antes de girar bruscamente hacia el oeste en las cercanías de Fort William (donde se lo conoce como Loch Eil ), casi cortando en dos la sección norte del continente de Argyll. Esta área, en las cercanías de Fort William y a lo largo de la línea ferroviaria, contiene las ciudades más grandes del norte de Argyll.
Ardnamurchan es una región montañosa remota con un solo camino de acceso; termina en Ardnamurchan Point y Corrachadh Mòr , los puntos más occidentales del continente británico. En el noreste de la península, dos subpenínsulas sin nombre casi rodean la bahía de Kentra y están limitadas por el canal sur de Loch Moidart al norte; al este de este se encuentra el río Shiel y luego el lago Shiel , un lago largo que forma la mayor parte de esta sección de la frontera con Inverness-shire. Morvern es una gran península y, al igual que su vecino del norte, es remota, montañosa y escasamente poblada. En su noroeste, Loch Teacuis se adentra profundamente en la península, al igual que Loch Aline en el sur. En el estuario de Loch Teacuis se encuentran las grandes islas de Oronsay , Risga y Càrna . Hay numerosos lagos en el norte de Argyll, los más grandes son Loch Doilet , Loch Arienas , Loch Teàrnait , Loch Doire nam Mart y Loch Mudle .
Lista de islas
- Am Brican
- Isla Ardtoe
- Gran Stirk
- Càrna
- Dearg Sgeir
- Dubh Sgeir
- Eilean a 'Chuilinn
- Eilean a 'Mhuirich
- Eilean an Fhèidh
- Eilean an t-Sionnaich
- Eilean Ghleann Fhionainn
- Eilean Mhic Dhomhnuill Dhuibh
- Eilean mo Shlinneag
- Eilean Mòr, Loch Sunart
- Eilean Mòr, Loch Sunart (interior)
- Eilean na h-Acarseid
- Eilean na Beitheiche
- Eilean nam Gillean
- Eilean nan Eildean
- Eilean nan Gabhar
- Eilean nan Gall
- Eilean Rubha an Ridire
- Eilean Uillne
- Eileanan Glasa
- Eileanan Loisgte
- Eileanan nan Gad
- Garbh Eilean
- Glas Eilean (interior de Loch Sunart)
- Glas Eilean (exterior de Loch Sunart)
- Glas Eileanan
- Poco Stirk
- Oronsay
- Rocas rojas
- Risga
- Seilag
- Sgeir an Eididh
- Sgeir an t-Seangain
- Sgeir Buidhe
- Sgeir Charrach
- Sgeir Ghobhlach
- Sgeir Horsgeat
- Sgeir Mhali
- Sgeir Mhòr
- Sgeir nan Gillean
- Sgeirean nan Torran
- Shallachain sgeireano
- Bolsa de Sligneach
- Sligneach Mòr
Corrachadh Mòr visto desde el faro de Ardnamurchan Point
Loch Sunart
Creach Bheinn en la península de Morvern
La isla de Risga
Llanuras de Kentra Moss
Continente (sur)
La sección continental del sur es mucho más grande que la del norte y está dominada por la larga península de Kintyre , cuyo término se encuentra a solo 21 kilómetros de Irlanda del Norte, al otro lado del Canal del Norte . La costa es compleja, con la costa oeste en particular muy dentada y con numerosas ensenadas, penínsulas y subpenínsulas; de estos últimos, los principales (de norte a sur) son Appin , Ardchattan , Craignish , Tayvallich , Taynish , Knapdale y Kintyre , y las principales ensenadas del lago (de norte a sur) son Loch Leven , Loch Creran , Loch Etive , Loch Feochan , Loch Melfort , Loch Craignish , Loch Crinan , Loch Sween , Loch Caolisport y West Loch Tarbert , este último dividiendo Kintyre de Knapdale. Al este, Loch Fyne separa Kintyre de la península de Cowal , que a su vez está dividida en tres subpenínsulas por Lochs Striven y Riddon y dividida en su costa este por Holy Loch y Loch Goil ; al sur, a través de Kyles of Bute, se encuentra la isla de Bute , que es parte de Buteshire , y al este, a través de Loch Long, se encuentra la península de Rosneath en Dunbartonshire . La topografía del sur de Argyll es en general muy montañosa y escasamente poblada, con numerosos lagos; Kintyre es un poco más plano, aunque todavía montañoso. Cerca de Glen Coe se encuentra Bidean nam Bian , el pico más alto del condado con 1.150 m (3.770 pies). De los lagos y cuerpos de agua, los más grandes son (aproximadamente de norte a sur) el embalse Blackwater , Loch Achtriochtan , Loch Laidon , Loch Bà , loch Buidhe , Lochan na Stainge , Loch Dochard , Loch Tulla , Lochan Shira , el embalse Cruachan , Loch Restil , Loch Awe , Loch Avich , Blackmill Loch , Loch Nant , Loch Nell , Loch Scammadale , Loch Glashan , Loch Loskin , Loch Eck , Asgog Loch , Loch Tarsan , Càm Loch , Loch nan Torran , Loch Ciàran , Loch Garasdale , Lussa Loch y Tangy Loch .
List of islands
Note that islands lying off the west coast are generally considered to be part of the Inner Hebrides (see below)
- Abbot's Isle
- An Oitir
- Barmore Island
- Black Islands
- Burnt Islands (comprising Eilean Mòr, Eilean Fraoich and Eilean Buidhe)
- Island Davaar
- Duncuan Island
- Eilean a' Chòmhraidh
- Eilean an t-Sagairt
- Eilean Aoghainn
- Eilean Beith
- Eilean Buidhe
- Eilean Dubh
- Eilean Grianain
- Eilean Math-ghamhna
- Eilean Mòr
- Eilean Munde
- Eilean nam Meann
- Glas Eilean
- Gluniform Island
- Henrietta Reef
- Inis Chonain
- Inishail
- Innis Errich
- Island Ross
- Liath Eilean
- Oitir Mòr
- Sanda Island
- Scart Rocks
- Sgat Beag
- Sgat Mòr
- Sgeir Bhuide
- Sgeir Caillich
- Sgeir Lag Choan
- Sgeir Leathann
- Sgeir Mhaola Cin
- Sgeir na Dubhaidh
- Sgeir Port a' Ghuail
- Sheep Island
- Thorn Isle
Knapdale scenery
Mull of Kintyre lighthouse
Loch Riddon
Loch Etive looking NE from Sron nam Feannag
Glen Coe, with the Three Sisters of Bidean nam Bian
Loch Restil
Davaar island
Inner Hebrides
Argyllshire contains the majority of the Inner Hebrides group, with the notable exceptions of Skye and Eigg (both in Inverness-shire). The islands are too geographically diverse to be summarised here; further details can be found on the individual pages below.
List of islands
- Am Fraoch Eilean
- An Dubh Sgeir
- An Stèidh
- Bach Island
- Balach Rocks
- Belnahua
- Bernera Island
- Brosdale Island
- Calve Island
- Canna
- Cara Island
- Carraig an Daimh
- Carsaig Island
- Coiresa
- Coll
- Colonsay
- Craro Island
- Island of Danna
- Dubh Artach
- Dubh Sgeir
- Eagamol
- Eag na Maoile
- Easdale
- Eilean a' Chalmain
- Eilean a' Chùirn
- Eilean a' Mhadaidh
- Eilean Àird nan Uan
- Eilean an Aodaich
- Eilean an Fhuarain
- Eileach an Naoimh
- Eilean Annraidh
- Eilean an Righ
- Eilean Arsa
- Eilean Ascaoineach
- Eilean Balnagowan
- Eilean Bàn
- Eilean Bhrìde
- Eilean Coltair
- Eilean Craobhach
- Eilean dà Ghallagain
- Eilean dà Mhèinn
- Eilean Dioghlum
- Eilean Dùin
- Eilean Fraoich
- Eilean Gainimh
- Eilean Garbh
- Eilean Ghòmain
- Eilean Ghreasamuill
- Eilean Imersay
- Eilean Inshaig
- Eilean Loain
- Eilean Loch Oscair
- Eilean Mhartan
- Eilean Mhic Chrion
- Eilean Mhic Coinnich
- Eilean Mòr
- Eilean Musdile
- Eilean na Cloiche
- Eilean na Cille
- Eilean na Creiche
- Eilean na h-Eairne
- Eilean na h-Uamha
- Eilean na Seamair
- Eilean nam Ban
- Eilean nam Muc
- Eilean nan Caorach
- Eilean nan Coinean
- Eilean nan Each
- Eilean nan Gamhna
- Eilean Odhar
- Eilean Ona
- Eilean Ornsay
- Eilean Ramsay
- Eilean Reilean
- Eilean Righ
- Eilean Tràighe
- Eileanan Glasa
- Eileanan na h-Aoran
- Eorsa
- Erisgeir
- Eriska
- Erraid
- Fladda
- Frenchman's Rocks
- Gamhna Gigha
- Gamhnach Mhòr
- Garbh Rèisa
- Garbh Sgeir
- Garvellachs
- Gigalum Island
- Gigha
- Gòdag
- Gometra
- Guirasdeal
- Hàslam
- Humla
- Inch Kenneth
- Inn Island
- Insh Island
- Iona
- Island Macaskin
- Islay
- Hough Skerries
- Hyskeir (in Gaelic, Oigh-Sgeir)
- Jura
- Kerrera
- Lady's Rock
- Liath Sgeir
- Lismore
- Little Colonsay
- Luing
- Lunga
- MacCormaig Isles
- Maisgeir
- Muck
- Na Sgeiran Mòra
- Nave Island
- Ormsa
- Oronsay
- Orsay
- Rèidh Eilean
- Rèisa an t-Struith
- Rèisa Mhic Phaidean
- Ruadh Sgeir
- Rùm
- Samalan Island
- Sanday
- Scarba
- Scoul Eilean
- Seil
- Sgeir a' Mhàim-àrd
- Sgeir a' Phuirt
- Sgeir an Ròin
- Sgeiran Mòra
- Sgeir Mhòr
- Sgeir na Caillich
- Sgeir nan Gobhar
- Sgeir nan Sgarbh
- Sgeir Shealg
- Sgeir Tràighe
- Shian Island
- Shuna, Slate Islands
- Shuna Island, Loch Linnhe
- Skerryvore
- Small Isles
- Soa, near Coll
- Soa, Tiree
- Soa, near Mull
- Staffa
- Taynish Island
- Sùil Ghorm
- Texa
- Tiree
- Torran Rocks
- Torsa
- Treshnish Isles
- Ulva
Calve Island
Cliffs at Iorcail on Canna
Cara
Eorsa from Mull
Iona Abbey
Dun Nosebridge on Islay
Gylen Castle on Kerrera
Ponies on Rum
Coastal waterfall on Rum
Basalt columns on Staffa
Bluebell field on Ulva
Comarca, condado y distrito
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1801 | 81,277 | — |
1811 | 86,541 | +6.5% |
1821 | 97,316 | +12.5% |
1831 | 100,973 | +3.8% |
1841 | 97,371 | −3.6% |
1851 | 89,298 | −8.3% |
1901 | 73,642 | −17.5% |
1911 | 70,902 | −3.7% |
1921 | 76,862 | +8.4% |
1931 | 63,050 | −18.0% |
1951 | 63,361 | +0.5% |
Source: [2] |
Historically, the term shire is somewhat misleading, as it must not be confused with an English county. In medieval Latin, the latter was referred to as a comitatus, which prior to 1889 a Scottish shire had never been. In Scotland, the comitatus was in fact the region controlled as a Lordship (as opposed, for example, to a Lairdship), such as a mormaerdom, or an early Earldom, and typically survived as a regality (though this is a broader term encompassing also more junior authority). Shire instead came into use, in Scotland, to refer to the region in which a particular sheriff operated; in Scottish medieval Latin this was sometimes called the vice-comitatus.
Following the transfer of the Hebrides and adjacent mainland coast from Norway to Scotland, by the 1266 Treaty of Perth, Argyll was served by the sheriff of Perth. However, in 1293, king John Balliol established the post of sheriff of Kintyre. In 1326,[3] Dougall Campbell, son of Neil Campbell, was rewarded for Campbell support of Robert the Bruce; Dougall was grandson of the baron of Innis Chonnell, at the centre of the Argyll region, so he was created Sheriff of Argyll. However, the sheriffdom had only been created to oversee the forfeited MacDougall territory of Lorn (including Mull), the southern parts of Argyll remained part of the quasi-independent Lordship of the Isles until the late 15th century.
In 1476, John MacDonald, the Lord of the Isles, quitclaimed Kintyre and Knapdale (including the region between Loch Awe and Loch Fyne) to Scotland, and initially Knapdale was served by the Sheriff of Perth. However, in 1481, it was placed under the control of Tarbertshire – an expanded sheriffdom of Kintyre.
The Scottish Reformation coincidentally followed the fall of the Lordship of the Isles, but the MacDonalds – former lords – were strong supporters of the former religious regime. The Campbells by contrast were strong supporters of the reforms, so at the start of the 17th century, under instruction from James VI, the Campbells were sent to Islay and Jura – MacDonald territory – to subdue the MacDonalds. The sheriffdom of Argyll was an inherited position, and had remained in the Campbell family, and now it was extended to include Islay and Jura. Campbell pressure at this time also lead to the sheriff court for Tarbertshire being moved to Inverary, where the Campbells held the court for the sheriff of Argyll. Somewhat inevitably, in 1633, Tarbertshire was abolished, in favour of the sheriff of Argyll.
David II had restored MacDougall authority over Lorn in 1357, but John MacDougall (head of the MacDougalls) had already renounced claims to Mull (in 1354) in favour of the MacDonalds, to avoid potential conflict. The MacLeans were an ancient family based in Lorn (including Mull), and following the quitclaim, they no longer had a Laird in Mull, so themselves became Mull's Lairds. Unlike the MacDonalds, they were fervent supporters of the Reformation, even supporting acts of civil disobedience against king Charles II's repudiation of the Solemn League and Covenant. Archibald Campbell (Earl of Argyll) was instructed by the privy council to seize Mull, and suppress the non-conformist behaviour; by 1680 he gained possession of the island, and transferred shrieval authority to the sheriff of Argyll.
In 1746, following Jacobite insurrections, the Heritable Jurisdictions Act abolished regality, and forbade the position of sheriff from being inherited. Local governance was brought into line with that of the rest of Great Britain. Boards for health, water, education, the poor law, and so on, were established for each sheriffdom, akin to the way counties were now governed in England. In 1889, counties were at last formally created in Scotland, by a dedicated Local Government Act; they were to use the same boundaries as sheriffdoms.
Argyll thus gained a county council, which lasted until 1975. Argyll's neighbouring counties were Inverness-shire, Perthshire, Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Ayrshire and Bute. Renfrewshire and Ayrshire are on the other side of the Firth of Clyde, while Bute was a county comprising the islands in the firth.
The county town of Argyll was historically Inveraray, which is still the seat of the Duke of Argyll. Lochgilphead later claimed to be the county town, as the seat of local government for the county from the 19th century. Neither town was the largest settlement geographically, nor in terms of population, however. Argyll's largest towns were (and are) Oban, Dunoon and Campbeltown.
The Small Isles of Muck or Muick, Rhum or Rùm, Canna and Sanday were part of the county until they were transferred to Inverness-shire in 1891 by the boundary commission appointed under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. The island of Egg or Eigg was already in Inverness-shire.
The concept of a County of Argyll ceased for local government purposes in 1975, with its area being split between Highland and Strathclyde Regions. A local government district called Argyll and Bute was formed in the Strathclyde region, including most of Argyll and the adjacent Isle of Bute (the former County of Bute was more extensive). The Ardnamurchan, Ardgour, Ballachulish, Duror, Glencoe, Kinlochleven and Morvern areas of Argyll were detached to become parts of Lochaber District, in Highland. They remained in Highland following the 1996 revision.
In 1996 a new unitary council area of Argyll and Bute was created, with a change in boundaries to include part of the former Strathclyde district of Dumbarton.
Distrito electoral
Starting in 1590, as one of the measures that followed the Scottish reformation, each sheriffdom elected commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland. As well as the commissioner representing Argyll, at least one was sent to represent Tarbertshire, Sir Lachlan Maclean of Morvern.[4][5][6] In the 1630 parliamentary session, Sir Coll Lamont, laird of Lamont, was the commissioner for "Argyll and Tarbert".[7]
There was an Argyllshire constituency of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1983 (renamed Argyll in 1950). The Argyll and Bute constituency was created when the Argyll constituency was abolished.
Parroquias civiles
Civil parishes are still used for some statistical purposes, and separate census figures are published for them. As their areas have been largely unchanged since the 19th century, this allows for comparison of population figures over an extended period of time.
- Ardchattan and Muckairn
- Ardgour
- Ardrishaig
- Ardnamurchan
- Campbeltown
- Coll
- Colonsay and Oronsay
- Craignish
- Dunoon and Kilmun
- Gigha and Cara Island
- Glassary
- Glen Orchy and Inishail
- Inveraray
- Inverchaolain
- Jura
- Kilbrandon and Kilchattan
- Kilcalmonell
- Kilchoman
- Kilchrenan and Dalavich
- Kildalton
- Kilfinan
- Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon
- Killarow and Kilmeny
- Killean and Kilchenzie
- Kilmallie (part)
- Kilmartin
- Kilmodan
- Kilmore and Kilbride
- Kilninian and Kilmore
- Kilninver and Kilmelford
- Lismore and Appin
- Lochgilphead
- Lochgoilhead and Kilmorich
- Morvern
- North Knapdale
- Saddell and Skipness
- South Knapdale
- Southend
- Strachur
- Strathlachlan
- Tiree
- Torosay, Mull
Asentamientos
Mainland (north)
- Acharacle
- Achaphubuil
- Ardery
- Ardgour
- Ardtoe
- Banavie
- Blaich
- Bonnavoulin
- Caol
- Clovullin
- Corpach
- Corran
- Duisky
- Fassfern
- Glenborrodale
- Kentra
- Kilchoan
- Kilmory
- Kinlocheil
- Laga
- Lochaline
- Melfort
- Newton of Ardtoe
- Ockle
- Polloch
- Portuairk
- Resipole
- Salen
- South Garvan
- Stronchreggan
- Strontian
- Trislaig
Mainland (south)
- Achahoish
- Achinhoan
- Achnamara
- Ardentinny
- Ardgartan
- Ardnadam
- Ardrishaig
- Ardtaraig
- Ardulaine
- Arrochar
- Ballachulish
- Barcaldine
- Bellochantuy
- Benderloch
- Blairmore
- Cairndow
- Campbeltown
- Carradale
- Carrick Castle
- Clachaig
- Clachan
- Clachan of Glendaruel
- Claonaig
- Colintraive
- Connel
- Coylet
- Craobh Haven
- Crinan
- Dalavich
- Dalmally
- Dippen
- Drumlemble
- Dumbeg
- Dunoon
- Duror
- Ford
- Furnace
- Glenbarr
- Glenbranter
- Glencoe
- Glendaruel
- Grogport
- Hunters Quay
- Innellan
- Inveraray
- Inverchaolain
- Invercreran
- Kames
- Kennacraig
- Kentallen
- Kilberry
- Kilchenzie
- Kilkerran
- Kilmanshenachan
- Kilmelford
- Kilmore
- Kilmun
- Kinlochleven
- Kirn
- Knipoch
- Largiemore
- Lochgair
- Lochgilphead
- Lochgoilhead
- Machrihanish
- Millhouse
- Muasdale
- North Connel
- Oban
- Ormsary
- Otter Ferry
- Peninver
- Port Ann
- Port Appin
- Portavadie
- Rashfield
- St Catherines
- Saddell
- Sandbank
- Skipness
- Southend
- Stewarton
- Strachur
- Strone
- Succoth
- Tarbert
- Tayinloan
- Taynuilt
- Tayvallich
- Tighnabruaich
- Torinturk
- Torrisdale
- Tullochgorm
- Whistlefield
- Whitehouse
Inner Hebrides
- Ardbeg (Islay)
- Ardfernal (Jura)
- Ardilistry (Islay)
- Ardmenish (Jura)
- Ardtalla (Islay)
- Ardtun (Mull)
- Arinagour (Coll)
- Ballygrant (Islay)
- Bowmore (Islay)
- Bridgend (Islay)
- Bruichladdich (Islay)
- Bunessan (Mull)
- Bunnahabhain (Islay)
- Calgary (Mull)
- Craighouse (Jura)
- Craignure (Mull)
- Dervaig (Mull)
- Feolin (Jura)
- Fionnphort (Mull)
- Fishnish (Mull)
- Kilchoman (Islay)
- Kinloch (Rùm)
- Kintra (Mull)
- Knockan (Mull)
- Lagavulin (Islay)
- Laphroaig (Islay)
- Lochbuie (Mull)
- Nerabus (Islay)
- Pennyghael (Mull)
- Port Askaig (Islay)
- Port Charlotte (Islay)
- Port Ellen (Islay)
- Port Mòr (Muck)
- Portnahaven (Islay)
- Port Wemyss (Islay)
- Salen (Mull)
- Scalasaig (Colonsay)
- Scarinish (Tiree)
- Tiroran (Mull)
- Tobermory (Mull)
- Uisken (Mull)
- Ulva Ferry (Mull)
Bowmore Round Church, Islay
Craighouse, Jura
Port Mòr, Muck
Transporte
The West Highland railway runs through the far north of the county, stopping at Locheilside, Loch Eil Outward Bound, Corpach and Banavie, before carrying on to Mallaig in Inverness-shire. A branch of the line also goes to Oban, calling at Dalmally, Loch Awe, Falls of Cruachan, Taynuilt and Connel Ferry.
Numerous ferries link the islands of the Inner Hebrides to each other and the Scottish mainland. Many of the islands also contain small airstrips enabling travel by air. A fairly extensive bus network links the larger towns of the area, with bus transport also available on the islands of Islay, Jura and Mull.[8]
The county contains a number of small airports which serve the region and Edinburgh/Glasgow: Oban, Tiree, Coll, Colonsay, Campbeltown and Islay.
Kintyre has been one of the mooted locations for a proposed British-Irish bridge; as the closest point to Ireland at first glance it appears to be the most obvious route, however Kintyre is hampered by its remoteness from the main centres of Scotland's population.
Residentes
Clans
- Clan Campbell was the main clan of this region. The Campbell clan hosted the long line of the Dukes of Argyll.
- Clan Gregor historically held a great deal of lands in this region prior to the proscription of their name in April 1603, the result of a power struggle with the Campbells.
- Clan Lamont historically both allied and feuded with the Campbell clan, culminating in the Dunoon Massacre. In the 19th century, theclan chief sold his lands and relocated to Australia, where the current chief lives.
- Clan McCorquodale held lands around Loch Awe from the early medieval period until the early 18th century. Their seat was a castle on Loch Tromlee.
- Clan MacMillan held lands in Argyll, notably in knapdale (viz. "MacMillan of Knap")
- Clan Malcolm Also known as MacCallum. The Malcolm clan seat is Duntrune Castle on the banks of Loch Crinan
- Clan MacLean Historically held lands on the Isle of Mull with its seat at Duart Castle
- Clan MacLachlan historically feuded with the Campbells, and espoused Jacobitism. Held lands on both sides of Loch Fyne, with its seat in Strathlachlan.
Other notable residents
- Patrick MacKellar, (1717–1778), born in Argyll, military engineer, achieved his reputation on projects in the United States of America.[9]
- Baron Robertson of Port Ellen KT, GCMG, FRSA, FRSE, PC (born 12 April 1946, George Islay MacNeill Robertson), British Labour politician and tenth Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- Eric Blair, better known as George Orwell, who resided in the northernmost part of Jura, during the final years of his life (1946-1950). During this period, he wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four.
- Karen Matheson, folk singer, grew up in Taynuilt.
- Frances Ruth Shand Kydd (née Roche; 20 January 1936 – 3 June 2004) was the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. She was resident at Ardencaple House on the Island of Seil. She was buried in Pennyfuir Cemetery on the outskirts of Oban.
En ficción
- Rosemary Sutcliff's novel The Mark of the Horse Lord (1965) is set in Earra Gael, i.e. the Coast of the Gael, wherein the Dal Riada undergo an internal struggle for control of royal succession, and an external conflict to defend their frontiers against the Caledones.
- The highlands above the village of Lochgilphead were used for a scene in the 1963 film From Russia with Love, starring Sean Connery as James Bond. He killed two villains in a helicopter by firing gunshots at them.
- The main focus of the song "The Queen of Argyll" is that of a beautiful woman, from Argyll. The song was sung by the band Silly Wizard.
- The 1985 Scottish movie Restless Natives used Lochgoilhead to film a chase scene, as well as some roads just outside the village.
- The housekeeper Elsie Carson in Julian Fellowes' television drama Downton Abbey is from Argyll.
- In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, after being attacked by Sirius Black, the Fat Lady is found hiding in a map of Argyllshire that is located on the second floor in Hogwarts
Ver también
- Argyle pattern
- Medieval Diocese of Argyll
- Duke of Argyll
- List of counties of Scotland 1890–1975
Notas
- ^ Woolf, Alex. "The Age of the Sea-Kings: 900–1300" in Omand (2006) pp. 94–95
- ^ Vision of Britain
- ^ MacNair, Peter (1914). Argyllshire and Buteshire. Cambridge County Geographies. London: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1, 69.
- ^ "RPS, 1633/6/14". Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Parliaments of Scotland, 1357–1707" (PDF). Return of the name of every member of the lower house of parliament of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with name of constituency represented, and date of return, from 1213 to 1874; Part II: Great Britain, United Kingdom, Scotland, Ireland. Command papers. C.69-I. HMSO. 11 August 1879. pp. 539–556. (shows blank pages in Firefox 73, open in Chrome, or download and open)
- ^ Porritt, Edward; Porritt, Annie Gertrude (1903). "Part V: The Scotch Parliamentary System; Chapter XXXV: The Franchise in the Counties". The Unreformed House of Commons. Vol.2: Scotland and Ireland. Cambridge University Press. p. 78.
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- ^ "Argyll & Bute Map and Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
Referencias
- Omand, Donald (ed.) (2006). The Argyll Book. Edinburgh: Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-480-0.
Otras lecturas
- The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland Vol. I. page 78, by Rev. John Marius Wilson.
enlaces externos
- Map of Argyllshire on Wikishire
- "Filming locations", From Russia with Love (1963), IMDB
- Argyll.org – Argyll Independent Visitor Information
- Argyll and Argyle Visitor Information
- Visitor information for Inveraray, Tarbert, Knapdale, Crinan and Lochgilphead