What is Argyll and Bute?
'''Argyll and Bute''' is a [[Council area (Scotland)|council area]] of [[Scotland]], [[UK]]. It is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The administrative centre for the council area is in [[Lochgilphead]]. Argyll and Bute covers the second-largest administrative area of any Scottish council. The council area adjoins those of [[Highland (council area)|Highland]], [[Perth and Kinross]], [[Stirling (council area)|Stirling]] and [[West Dunbartonshire]]. Its border runs through [[Loch Lomond]]. The present council area was created in 1996, when it was carved out of the [[Strathclyde]] [[Local government areas of Scotland 1973 to 1996|region]], which was a two-tier [[Local government (Scotland)|local government]] region of 19 [[Regions and districts of Scotland|districts]], created in 1975. Argyll and Bute merged the existing Argyll and Bute district and one [[Ward (politics)|ward]] of the [[Dumbarton]] district. The Dumbarton ward, called 'Helensburgh and Lomond', included the [[burgh]] of Helensburgh and consisted of an area to the west of [[Loch Lomond]], north of the [[Firth of Clyde]] and mostly east of [[Loch Long]]. Some of the oldest rocks occur in the fingers of rock close to Ireland. The earliest rock is laid down in the Port Askaig formation. roughly 700 million years ago. {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Argyll and Bute| ]]