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Argyllshire was a maritime and highland county
in the west of Scotland. It included the burghs of Campbeltown,
Dunoon, Inveraray, Lochgilphead, Oban and Tobermory; and the inhabited
islands of Carna, Coll, Colonsay, Danna, Davaar, Dhuheartach, Easdale,
Gigha, Gometra, Inch Kenneth, Innischonan, Iona, Islay, Jura, Kerrera,
Lismore, Luing, Mull, Oronsay, Orsay, Sanda, Seil, Shuna, Tiree,
and Ulva. Argyll County Council was established by the Local Government
(Scotland) Act, 1889, taking over powers from the Commissioners
of Supply, County Road Trust, and other local authorities. The County
Council was abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland)
Act, 1973, and almost all of the former county became part of Strathclyde
Region. The current local authority is Argyll & Bute Council, set
up in 1996, on the abolition of Strathclyde Regional Council.
Archive services
(contact details for these archives can be
found in the SCAN Directory)
Argyll & Bute Council Archives
Glasgow City Archives
Glasgow University Archive Services
Local studies libraries
Argyll
& Bute Library Service: Local Collection, Dunoon
Family History Societies
Glasgow
& South West of Scotland Family History Society
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Historical records
County
Council records
County Constabulary records
Medical Officer of Health reports
Vehicle Licensing Records
Valuation Rolls
Sheriffdoms
JP court records
Register of sasines
Other records
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