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Argyll

Argyll is a region of western Scotland, made up of sea lochs, peninsulas and islands, including Kintyre, Cowal and Lorn. Its name means 'coast of the Gaels'. It was the British territory of the early medieval kingdom of Dál Riata and later the base of Somerled's Kingdom of the Isles and of the Campbell earls and dukes of Argyll.

Argyll
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Mentioned in 5 state histories

EpidiiRobogdiiCenel LoairnDal RiataKingdom of Argyll and the Isles

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Argyll. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/argyll
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