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Argyllshire
History And Information
The ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll,
who founded the town in 1745, Its distinctive white buildings on the loch shore make it photogenic and it is a popular tourist destination, Oban, is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William, during the tourist season the town can be crowded.
Argyll and Bute Council and Argyll are promoting improved communications between the Scottish Mainland and the Argyll islands as well as between
Argyll and the rest of Scotland and the United Kingdom through the introduction of more comprehensive air services in Argyll and the Islands.
The existence of a Council owned airstrip at North Connel
by Oban, offers a significant opportunity to provide a lifeline service to these remote communities and to develop the potential of Oban, well worth a property visit as the development of the airport
means good transport links and new investment for the future Campbeltown is one of Scotland categorised areas to be a distinct whisky producing region, and is home to the Campbeltown Single Malts.Today only three active
distilleries remain in Campbeltown, which have an excellent reputation for their quality.
The town is an ideal location for visiting all the villages
of Kintyre, Island hopping and playing golf. There is also superb walking and cycling Lochgilphead the town once had a pier which supported maritime links with Glasgow but today most people travel to
Lochgilphead by car or coach, the town has a selection of shops including some craft shops, a painting gallery, pharmacist, iron mongers, a few cafes, chip shop, Indian restaurant, a supermarket,
petrol stations a library, swimming pool and a golf course. Ardnamurchan, is a 50 square mile peninsula in Lochaber, Highland, being unspoilt with an abundance of wildlife, the main access route being a single track road
for much of its length. The small isles of Muck, Rhum and Eigg can be visited in a day trip from Arisaig and is a must for wildlife enthusiasts with near daily sittings of whales, dolphins and
porpoises.
Isle of Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides, in the summer the population is supplemented by many more tourists. Much of the population lives
in Tobermory, and its capital. Ferry links to Mull from the mainland include Oban to Craignure the trip takes about 45 minutes, Kilchoan to Tobermory and Lochaline to Fishnish take about 15 minutes,
this is suspended in rough weather.
The Oban to Craignure link requires car drivers to be there 30 minutes before departure, advance booking strongly advised for summer Saturdays, the Ferry links from
Mull travel to the surrounding islands of Fionnphort Iona and Ulva.
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