Appin is a remote coastal district of the Scottish West Highlands bounded west by Loch Linnhe, south by Loch Creran, east by the districts of Benderloch and Lorne, and north by Loch Leven. It lies north-east to south-west, and measures 14 miles in length by 7 miles in breadth. The district is mainly in Argyll and Bute, with a coastal strip to the north, along Loch Leven.

Arrochar is a village located near the head of Loch Long in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is overlooked by a group of mountains called the Arrochar Alps, and in particular by the distinctive rocky summit of The Cobbler. It enjoys good communications as it is at the junction of the A83 and A814 roads and is served by Arrochar and Tarbet railway station. In addition the A82 road runs through Tarbet two miles to the east.

Ballachulish in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred around former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (pronounced Bah - lah - hoolish) was more correctly applied to the area now called North Ballachulish, to the north of Loch Leven, but was usurped for the quarry villages at East Laroch and West Laroch, either side of the River Laroch, which were actually within Glencoe and South Ballachulish respectively.

Bridge of Orchy is a landmark hamlet in Argyll, Scotland. Dating back to 1751, it includes a notable tourist hotel. Located at the head of Glen Orchy, it is on the A82 road, has a railway station and is on the West Highland Way long distance path. Nearby prominent peaks include the Munros Beinn Dorian and Beinn an Dòthaidh.

Cairndow is a coastal hamlet in southwest Scotland. Cairndow lies between the A83 road and the head of Loch Fyne. Administratively it forms part of the Argyll and Bute council area.

Campbeltown is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre peninsula. Originally known as Kinlochkilkerran . It was renamed in the 17th century and became an important centre for shipbuilding and Scotch whisky, and a busy fishing port. As of the 2001 census, the population was 5,144.

Carradale is a picturesque village on the east side of Kintyre, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the west coast of the Isle of Arran, approximately 14 miles from Campbeltown.

Dalmally is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located near the A85 road and is served by Dalmally railway station.

Dunoon is situated on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It sits on the Firth of Clyde beside the Holy Loch, across from Gourock. In the late 1960s, it was the subject of a song entitled 'Why Don't They Come Back to Dunoon?' by The Humblebums. This was a less than flattering ditty, mourning the declining tourist trade in the town.

Glencoe Village is the main settlement in Glen Coe, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It lies at the north-west end of the glen, on the southern bank of the River Coe as it enters Loch Leven (a salt-water arm of Loch Linnhe). The term 'Glencoe Village' is a recent one (appearing on a few road signs only in the last 20 years), however the setting in Glencoe valley is quite historic as it is near the site of the reputed massacre of Macdonalds by the clan Campbell. The village occupies an area of the glen known as Carnoch. Even today there is Upper Carnoch and Lower Carnoch.

Glendaruel is a valley in Cowal, Argyll, Scotland. The main village in Glendaruel is the Clachan of Glendaruel. The Scottish mathematician Colin Maclaurin was born here in 1698 to the Reverend John Maclaurin, who was minister to the parish of Kilmodan. The present Kilmodan Church was built in the Clachan of Glendaruel in 1610.

Helensburgh is a burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the entrance to the Gare Loch. Helensburgh was formerly in Dumbarton District, but was re-allocated under local government reorganisation in 1995. Prior to 1975 it was part of the former Dunbartonshire.

Inveraray is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located on the western shore of Loch Fyne near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll, who founded the town in 1745, alongside his new dwelling, Inveraray Castle.

The Inner Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. They are part of the Hebrides. In classical sources, they are referred to as the Ebudae or the Ebudes. Traditionally, the Inner Hebrides have been subdivided into two groups (northern and southern).

Kinlochleven is a village in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland and lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven, a sea loch cutting into the western Scottish Highlands. To the north lies the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking Glen Coe. The village was dominated by an aluminium processing plant, powered by a hydroelectric scheme situated in the mountains above.

Lochgilphead is a burgh in Scotland, with a population of around 3,000 people. It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute. The town lies at the end of Loch Gilp (itself a branch of Loch Fyne) and lies on the banks of the Crinan Canal.

Loch Lomond is a Scottish loch, located in both the western lowlands of Central Scotland and the southern Highlands. Traditionally a boundary of Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire, it is located in the current council areas of Stirling, Argyll and Bute, and West Dunbartonshire, and its southern shores lie approximately 14 miles (23 km) north of Glasgow, the country's largest city.

Oban is a resort town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, with a population of around 8,000. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William and during the tourist season the town can be crowded by up to 25,000 people. Oban occupies a beautiful setting in the Firth of Lorn. Oban Bay is a near perfect horseshoe bay, protected by the island of Kerrera, and beyond Kerrera is Mull. To the north is the long low island of Lismore, and the mountains of Morvern and Ardgour.

Tarbert is a fishing village at the head of East Loch Tarbert, an arm of the sea on the west shore of the mouth of Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It has a population of approximately 1400. The main feature of the village is its harbour. This has a narrow entrance and is a safe and sheltered anchorage. In the past the Loch Fyne fishing fleet anchored here; these days fishing boats are far outnumbered by yachts. The ferry to Portavadie on the Cowal Peninsula leaves from a slipway about 250m east of the village.

Taynuilt  is a large village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, sited at the point where the narrow Pass of Brander sweeps down in a northwest direction immediately to the west of Ben Cruachan to the south shore of Loch Etive, an ancient route now taken by the scenic railway of the West Highland Line and by the main A85 road, both of which then run almost due west along the south shore of the loch to Connel then turn south to Oban, 12 miles (19 km) from Taynuilt.

Tighnabruaich is a village on the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Tighnabruaich is popular for sailing and yachting and has its own sailing school but shinty is the major sport with the village being home to Kyles Athletic who have won more Camanachd Cups than any other team apart from Newtonmore and Kingussie.

Tyndrum is a small village in Scotland. Its Gaelic name translates as "the house on the ridge". It lies in Strathfillan, at the southern edge of Rannoch Moor. An unusually quiet road scene at Tyndrum. The village is notable mainly for being at an important crossroads of transport routes. The West Highland Line (a railway) from Glasgow splits approximately five miles to the south at Crianlarich, with one branch heading to Fort William and the other to Oban. Tyndrum has a station on each: Upper Tyndrum on the Fort William route and Tyndrum Lower on the Oban route. The somewhat unusual situation exists of two stations serving the same relatively small community, separated physically by only a few hundred yards, but about ten miles apart by rail. This is a legacy of the history of the railways in the area, after two separate railways belonging to different railway companies were built through the village.