Cowal shown within Argyll

Satellite photo of Cowal

Cowal is a peninsula of Argyll in the Scottish Highlands. The northern part of Cowal is mostly the mountainous Argyll Forest Park. Cowal is separated from the Kintyre peninsula to the west by Loch Fyne, and from Inverclyde and North Ayrshire to the east by the Firth of Clyde. The sea lochs Loch Long and Loch Goil lie to the northeast, and the south of peninsula is split into three forks by two further sea lochs, Loch Riddon and Loch Striven. The Isle of Bute lies to the south of Cowal, separated from the peninsula by the narrow Kyles of Bute. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Cowal. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Cowal. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (948x1280, 2244 KB)Scotlands Cowal peninsula. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (948x1280, 2244 KB)Scotlands Cowal peninsula. ... Jump to: navigation, search Peninsula A peninsula (Latin, literally meaning almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Argyll (Earra-Ghaidheal in Gaelic), sometimes called Argyllshire, is one of the traditional counties of Scotland. ... The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mount McKinley in Alaska has one of the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Kintyre shown within Argyll Kintyre is a region of western Scotland located at the south-western tip of the Argyll Peninsula. ... Loch Fyne is a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Jump to: navigation, search Inverclyde (Inbhir Chluaidh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... North Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... The Firth of Clyde is the estuary of the River Clyde, from its upper tidal limit in Glasgow city centre to the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. ... A loch is the name given to a body of water in Scotland or Ireland. ... This article is about the loch in Argyll and Bute. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bute shown within Argyll and Bute Bute is one of the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland. ... The Kyles of Bute are a narrow sea channel which separates the northern end of the Isle of Bute from the Scottish mainland. ...

Cowal's only burgh is Dunoon in the south east, from which ferries sail to Gourock in Inverclyde. Other ferries run from Portavadie in the west to Tarbert in Kintyre, and from Colintraive in the south to Rhubodach on the Isle of Bute. Burgh can refer to the following: Burgh (pronounced burruh) - A highly autonomous unit of local government in Scotland, with rights to representation in the Parliament of Scotland, in use from at least the 9th century until their abolition in 1975 when a new regional structure of local government was introduced... The Holy Loch seen across the Firth of Clyde with Dunoon on the left The PS Waverley leaves Dunoon Pier, to sail up the Firth of Clyde. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... Gourock (Guireag in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland. ... 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, Argyllshire, Scotland. ... Kintyre shown within Argyll Kintyre is a region of western Scotland located at the south-western tip of the Argyll Peninsula. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rhubodach is a small settlement on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. ...