Inveraray

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Inveraray

Inveraray (Inbhir Aora in Gaelic) is a town and former Royal Burgh

Royal burgh

A royal burgh was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished in 1975, the term is still used in many of the former burghs....
in Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 Council areas of Scotland; and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead....
, Scotland

Scotland

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, located on the western shore of Loch Fyne

Loch Fyne

Loch Fyne is a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It extends 65 kilometres inland from the Sound of Bute, making it the longest of the sea lochs....
near its head, and on the A83 road

A83 road

The A83 is a major road in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, running from Tarbet, Argyll and Bute, on the western shore of Loch Lomond, where it splits from the A82 road, to Campbeltown at the southern end of the Kintyre peninsula....
. It is the traditional county town of Argyll

Argyll

Argyll, archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient D?l Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western seaboard between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath....
and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll

Duke of Argyll

The title Duke of Argyll was created in the British Peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful, if not the most powerful, noble family in Scotland....
, who founded the town in 1745, alongside his new dwelling, Inveraray Castle

Inveraray Castle

Inveraray Castle is a castle in western Scotland. It is the seat of the Chief of Clan Campbell, the Duke of Argyll.The initial design for the castle was made in 1720 by the architect Sir John Vanbrugh, who also designed Blenheim Palace....
. Much of the town, including the church, was designed and built by the Edinburgh-born architect Robert Mylne

Robert Mylne

Robert Mylne was a Scotland architect and civil engineer, particularly remembered for his design for Blackfriars Bridge in London. Born and raised in Edinburgh, he travelled to Europe as a young man, studying architecture in Rome under Piranesi....
(1733-1811) between 1772 and 1800.

Its distinctive white buildings on the loch shore make it photogenic and it is a popular tourist destination, with a number of attractions in addition to the castle.

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Inveraray (Inbhir Aora in Gaelic) is a town and former Royal Burgh

Royal burgh

Argyll and Bute

Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, located on the western shore of Loch Fyne

Loch Fyne

A83 road

Argyll

Duke of Argyll

Inveraray Castle

Much of the town, including the church, was designed and built by the Edinburgh-born architect Robert Mylne

Robert Mylne

Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking world to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four Monarchy of the United Kingdom of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United Kingdom, and George IV of the...
Inveraray Jail

Inveraray Jail

The Inveraray Gaol in Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Scotland is known as a living 19th-century prison.Designed by James Gillespie Graham in 1813 after original plans by Robert Reid in 1807....
in the burgh is now a museum

Museum

A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the purposes of education, study, and entertainment", as defined by the International Coun...
. Other attractions include the Argyll Folk Museum at Auchindrain. The Celtic

Celtic cross

File:Celtic-style crossed circle.svgFile:CelticCross.svgA Celtic cross is a symbol that combines a cross with a ring surrounding the intersection....
Inveraray Cross can also been seen in the town. The Inverarary Maritime Heritage Museum is based on the iron sailing ship Arctic Penguin, moored at the pier

Pier

A pier is a raised walkway over water, supported by widely spread piles or column. The lighter structure of a pier allows tides and currents to flow almost unhindered, whereas the more solid foundations of a quay or the closely-spaced piles of a wharf can act as breakwaters, and are consequently more liable to silting....
, along with the Clyde puffer

Clyde puffer

The Clyde puffer is essentially a type of small steamboat which provided a vital supply link around the west coast and Hebrides islands of Scotland, stumpy little cargo ships that have achieved almost mythical status thanks largely to the short stories Neil Munro wrote about the Vital Spark and her captain Para Handy....
s VIC 72, Eilean Eisdeal, renamed Vital Spark
Vital Spark

The Vital Spark is a fictional Clyde puffer, created by Neil Munro and a real Irish band of sexy individuals from Mitchelstown Co. Cork. As its captain, the redoubtable Para Handy, often says: "the smertest boat in the coastin' tred"....
, and VIC27 Auld Reekie, renamed Maggie. The Bell Tower dominates the town, and contains the second-heaviest ring of ten bells in the world. The bell tower is open to the public, and the bells are rung regularly.

Shinty

Shinty

Shinty is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played almost exclusively in the Scottish Highlands of Scotland, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas where Scottish Highlanders mi...
is the most popular local sport, Inveraray Shinty Club

Inveraray Shinty Club

Inveraray Shinty Club is a shinty club from Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland. It plays in the Marine Harvest Premier Division. There is also a reserve team who plays in the South Division 2 as well as a Ladies team....
being crowned Scottish Champions

Camanachd Cup

The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup or the Camanachd Cup or Scottish Cup as it is known is the premier prize in the sport of shinty....
in 2004. Inveraray and District Pipe band was formed in 2005 after a 70 years gap. In their first competing year 2006 they won a trophy at every competed competition. They are now the juvenile world champions.

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