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.

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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 Colintrave in the south to Rhubodach on the Isle of Bute.

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Peninsula: A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides....

Argyll: Argyll (Earra-Ghaidheal in Gaelic, translated as coastland of the Gael), sometimes called Argyllshire, is one of the traditional counties of Scotland....

Scottish Highlands: :This article pertains to the geographic region of the Scottish Highlands. See Highlander for alternate meanings...