Argyll and Bute Tourist Information & Visitors Guide
The ragged coastline of Argyll and Bute provides visitors with panoply of choices ranging from secluded sandy bays to rugged rock-bound shorelines - bustling fishing ports to super clifftop walks. Inland, shady glens protect all sorts of wildlife and many stands of native woodland. The lovely town of Oban offers the opportunity to visit the many offshore islands.
Argyll & Bute Highlights
- Arduaine Garden - take a relaxing stroll among the spectacular rhododendrons, azaleas and magnolias
- Ben Lomond - the Ben offers exhilarating walking and spectacular views all round
- Duart Castle - originally a rectangular wall enclosing a courtyard, Duart is now a manificent ruin overlooking the sea
- Iona - a dispersed Christian ecumenical community working for peace and social justice
- McCaig's Tower - the Colosseum-like structure, built on a hill overlooking Oban bay, was the dream of philanthropic banker John Stuart McCaig
- Staffa - constructed from spectacular formations of columnar basalt that are the end of the Giant's Causeway
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