Famous, historic, beautiful, a visitor's paradise - Argyllshire is all of these and more. Lying to the west and northwest of Glasgow on Scotland's west coast, this County covers an area from Appin in the north to the Mull of Kintyre in the south and from Loch Lomond to the Isles of Coll and Tiree. Argyll is the second largest County in Scotland but has been cut in size, politically, as Ardnamurchan, Morvern, Sunart, Moidart and Ballachulish and Kinlochleven are now part of the Highlands! But for YesScotland purposes they all remain where they should be - in Argyll! Mainland Argyll is characterised by a number of deep "fjord"-like indents formed by lochs such as Linnhe, Leven, Sunart, Etive, Creran and Fyne. These and the western islands offer exceptional sailing opportunities and sailing festivals are a popular in summer. Castles abound: Ardtornish (Lochaline, Morvern); Castle-nan-Con (near Drimnin, Morvern); Barcaldine (North of Oban and noted for its "haunted" reput ... < more >