The Resort Town Of Oban – Argyll And Bute
A quick look at the town of Oban – Argyll and Bute reveals a piece of classic Scottish town living in a very large local council area. Located on the Firth of Forth, the town has a year-round population of about 8200 people and is the largest of its sort between Helensburgh and Fort William. In the tourist season, Oban’s population can swell to as much as 25,000 people.
Oban also is gifted by its location on Oban Bay, a nearly perfect inlet of horseshoe-shaped proportions. Its weather also is moderated because of its proximity to Kerrera island, which sits in the bay and which is further sheltered by the very large Isle of Mull. The town benefits from its proximity also to a collection of mountains known as the Morvern and Ardgour as well as the Isle of Lismore.
Within the country, Oban is sometimes called the Gateway to the Isles and can boast that nearly 10% of its population speaks the native Scottish tongue known as Gaelic. Also, the town features a number of attractions of historical or other note, including a Scotch whiskey distillery and a number of castles famous in Scottish history.
Many tourists stay in and around the town in order to go out and explore the wider region known as Kilmartin Glen. That particular area is known for the quality of its Neolithic and Bronze Age remnants and ancient monuments. There are also remnants of an ancient fortress nearby in the Glen, which many tourists and sightseers make a special effort to visit.
In recent history, the town has also played a significant role as a port for World War II Royal Navy and merchant ships as well as having a role during the Cold War. At that time, Oban was the site where the transatlantic communications cable that was used by the leaders of the USSR and the US to communicate via a “Hot Line” came out of the water.
In Scotland itself, the town is also known for being the host of one of the most famous Gaelic festivals of its kind in the country, the Mod. It first took place back in 1892, as a matter of fact. Over here, it is perhaps best known as being a sister town to Laurinberg, North Carolina. Back in Scotland, its location at the western end of the A85 makes it accessible by one and all.
Argyll and Bute, the local council area that the town calls home, can boast of almost 92,000 residents. It also has many miles of scenic coastline — up to 3000 of them when all of its islands are added in — that can rival some of the finest coastline in terms of scenic beauty in the world. In fact, it probably has more coastline than does France. Both the town and the council area are very beautiful and very Scottish.
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