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Argyllshire

British  
/ -ʃə, ɑːˈɡaɪlˌʃɪə /

noun

  1. (until 1975) a county of W Scotland, part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now part of Argyll and Bute

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the immediate aftermath of that epochal event, McCartney retreated to a 183-acre sheep farm on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyllshire, Scotland, with his wife Linda and their young family.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2025

Three American women find themselves in the small Argyllshire village of Appleton, each seeking something after suffering loss, and each relating in their own way to a mysterious young man known as Ronan.

From The Guardian Aug. 3, 2012

Before that, the Stone had rested at Dunstaffnage, Argyllshire, headquarters of even earlier Scots chieftains.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the wedding he repaired to his beloved estate of Loch Eck in Argyllshire.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both shooting lodges were situated in the midst of the lovely mountain scenery of North Argyllshire, possibly Kingairloch was the more beautiful of the two.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh

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