Inveraray

Inveraray sits on the shores of Loch Fyne, at the point where it meets Loch Shira. While the town became Argyll's first burgh in 1648, this was originally in a different location as the original town was demolished by the Duke of Argyll in 1758; the new town had been planned by John Adam in 1750.

Inveraray Castle was built by the 3rd Duke of Argyll, Chief of the Clan Campbell, in 1746. The original village was demolished in 1758, by the Duke of Argyll, to allow the landscaped park around the castle to be built. The new town was planned in 1750 by John Adam. The castle has survived two major fires, in 1877 and 1975. Tradition say that the castle houses the Dirk, the traditional highland dagger, used by Rob Roy. The Duke of Argyll still uses Inveraray Castle as his family home.

Inveraray Jail also dates back the the 3rd Duke of Argyll's redevelopment of the town. The courthouse and the prison blocks closed in 1930, and are now used as a visitor centre and museum. The Artic Penguin is a triple masted schooner built in Dublin in 1911 and is moored at the towns pier. This is used as a maritime museum.

From Inveraray the A819 heads north to Dalmally, at the northeast end of Glen Aray, where it joins the A85 Oban to Tyndrum road near Dalmally. The River Aray flows through this valley to Inveraray where it enters Loch Fyne. On a hill by the side of the road is a monument to Neil Munro, who as Hugh Foulis wrote the Para Handy stories. Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be any easy access to this monument.

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