Other sights in Argyll and ButeArgyll and Bute, Scotland

Third-largest whirlpool in the world, roaring in the tidal gulf between Jura and Scarba.

Argyll and Bute

Rugged headland at Kintyre's southern tip, its lighthouse looking across to Ireland, made famous in song.

Island seat of the medieval Lords of the Isles on a loch near Ballygrant, with a visitor centre telling its story.

Mossy fern-lined gorge of waterfalls and footbridges in the Argyll Forest Park near Benmore.

Preserved open-air museum of a communal Highland farm township, with thatched blackhouses and barns.

Dramatic sea-carved basalt arches along Mull's remote southern coast, reached by a rugged shore walk.

Elegant single-arch 1792 bridge to Seil, popularly dubbed the 'Bridge over the Atlantic'.

The 'Hollow Mountain', a pumped-storage hydro plant buried inside Ben Cruachan, with a visitor centre and tours into the rock.

Restored Georgian courthouse and prison in Inveraray brought to life as a living-history museum.

Award-winning museum interpreting Kilmartin Glen's cairns, stone circles and carved rocks.

Colosseum-like Victorian folly crowning the hill above Oban, with sweeping views over the bay to Mull.

Community catch-and-release aquarium on Tobermory's waterfront showcasing local Hebridean sea life.