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Argyll the ( high land of the Gael), is the part of Scotland that points like the fingers of a hand south across the sea to Ireland. Only twelve miles separate the Mull of Kintyre and the coast of Ulster. Around the fifth century, the Gaels moved east to Carrick and Galloway and north to Argyll where they founded the Kingdom of Dalriada. Expanding north and east through Argyll, the Scots assimilated the earlier Picts and brought their language and culture to all of the north of Scotland. Argyll is a land of green peninsulas, high mountains, fertile valleys and majestic lochs. Argyll is often identified with the Campbells, whose chief is the Duke of Argyll. |