0 a council area (= an area with its own local government) in western Scotland: --
Argyll and Bute has a population of 90,000 and a coastline longer than France's.
An event at Inverary Castle in Argyll and Bute is to be called Connect.
A feasibility study to build a bridge between the two islands has been commissioned by Argyll and Bute Council.
Arran has been left out of the new Argyll and Bute district in the latest county boundary shake-up.