The resort town of Oban – Argyll and Bute (Argyll and Bute is a council area in Scotland) has a population of around 8300 people. It is actually the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William in the council area and can swell to over 25,000 people during the very busy tourist season. The town is noted as being extremely beautiful and sits on the Firth of Forth.

Some of this is due to its fabulous location right on Oban Bay, which is horseshoe-shaped in proportion and which also benefits from the presence of an island in the bay known as Kerrera. It helps to protect the town from the harsher elements of the nearby sea and it is also protected by the large Isle of Mull. Additionally, Oban is blessed by the presence of scenic mountains and other isles of note.

The town is sometimes known as the “Gateway to the Isles, ” and almost 10% of the local population in and around the town speaks Gaelic. There are a number of classic Scottish historical attractions and other sightseeing opportunities around Oban, including a famous Scotch whiskey distillery and a several Scottish castles of some historical note.

A good many people are drawn to Oban for the quality of its surrounding region as well. They strike out from the town on trips to the Kilmartin Glen, which is a region that is known for its Neolithic and Bronze Age archaeological quality as well as a large number of ancient monuments of some note. There are also ancient fortresses near to the Glen that attract a large number of sightseers.

Historically, Oban was an important World War II port used by many Royal Navy and merchant marine ships. During the Cold War, the town also played host to the famous “Hot Line” transatlantic cable, which came ashore at a nearby bay called Gallenach. That particular cable was the main means of communication between the presidents of the United States and the old Soviet Union during that time.

Oban is also well known and appreciated throughout Scotland as being the home of one of the country’s most famous and historic Gaelic festival’s, the Mod, which first took place in 1892. The town is also twinned with Laurinberg, North Carolina and is known in this country as being a good example of Scottish living. Oban sits at the western end of the A85, one of the major roads in the country.

Argyll and Bute, the local council area in which the town resides, has a population of around 92,000 people. It is a very large council area when coastline is added into the equation. With all of its islands counted, there’s well over 3000 miles of such coast, giving it more than the total coastline of France. Both Oban and Argyll and Bute are emblematic of Scottish history and tradition.

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