Argyllshire Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Scotland Archives and Libraries page.

Archives
Argyll and Bute Archives Archives Manse Brae Area Office Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8QU UK Telephone: 01546 604778 Email: [mailto:archives@liveargyll.co.uk archives@liveargyll.co.uk] Website: Argyll and Bute Archives


 * The Archives (records office) holds and preserves the official records of Argyll and Bute Council and also the records of the organisations whose functions the Council inherited. These organisations include: the Commissioners of Supply, parish councils, burgh councils, schools, school boards, Argyll County Council, and Bute County Council.  They tell the story of how Argyll and Bute has developed over the centuries and many contain the stories of individual people who lived here.  Our oldest record is the Rothesay Charter, which dates from 1400.

Lochaber Archive Centre (Tasglann Loch Abar) Alexander Ross House Achintore Road Fort William PH33 6RQ UK Telephone: 01463 256444 Email: [mailto:lochaber.archives@highlifehighland.com lochaber.archives@highlifehighland.com] Website: Lochaber Archive Centre


 * As part of the Highland Archive Service, the Lochaber Archive Centre at Fort William is responsible for locating, preserving and making accessible documents relating to all aspects of Highland history. The Lochaber Archive Centre collects and preserves archives relating to Lochaber, dating from the 17th century to the present.

Libraries
Campbeltown Library Aqualibrium Kinloch Road Campbeltown PA28 6EG UK Telephone: 01586 555435 Email: [mailto:campbeltownlibrary@liveargyll.co.uk campbeltownlibrary@liveargyll.co.uk] Website: Campbeltown Library

Dunoon Library 248 Argyll Street Dunoon PA23 7LT UK Telephone: 01369 708682 Email: [mailto:dunoonlibrary@liveargyll.co.uk dunoonlibrary@liveargyll.co.uk] Website: Dunoon Library

Islay Mobile Library Kilarrow House Bowmore Portnahaven, Isle of Islay PA43 7HW UK Telephone: 01369 708664 Email: [mailto:libraryhq@argyll-bute.gov.uk libraryhq@argyll-bute.gov.uk] Website: Islay Mobile Library

Lochgilphead Library Manse Brae Lochgilphead PA31 8QZ UK Telephone: 01546 602072 Email: [mailto:lochgilpheadlibrary@liveargyll.co.uk lochgilpheadlibrary@liveargyll.co.uk] Website: Lochgilphead Library

Oban Library 77 Albany Street Oban PA34 4AL UK Telephone: 01631 571444 Email: [mailto:Obanlibrary@liveargyll.co.uk Obanlibrary@liveargyll.co.uk] Website: Oban Library

Tarbert Library Harbour Street Tarbert PA29 6UA UK Telephone: 01546 604433 Email: [mailto:tanya.jackson@liveargyll.co.uk tanya.jackson@liveargyll.co.uk] Website: Tarbert Library

Tobermory Library Tobermory High School Isle of Mull PA75 6PB UK Telephone: 01688 301919 Email: [mailto:yvonne.marjot@liveargyll.co.uk yvonne.marjot@liveargyll.co.uk] Website: Tobermory Library

For a list of Argyll libraries, go to List of libraries in Scotland in Wikipedia. Scroll to Argyll and Bute. The parishes in historic Argyll are listed in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

Museums
Campbeltown Heritage Centre 3 Big Kiln St Campbeltown PA28 6JF UK Telephone: 01586 551400 Email: [mailto:visit@campbeltownheritagecentre.co.uk visit@campbeltownheritagecentre.co.uk] Website: Campbeltown Heritage Centre Website #2: Campbeltown Heritage Centre

Castle House Museum Argyll St Dunoon PA23 7HH UK Telephone: 01369 701422 Email: [mailto:info@castlehousemuseum.org.uk info@castlehousemuseum.org.uk] Website: Castle House Museum

Easdale Island Folk Museum 4 Ellenabeich Easdale, Oban PA34 4TB UK Telephone: 01852 300173 E-mail: [mailto:info@easdalemuseum.org info@easdalemuseum.org] Website: Easdale Island Folk Museum

Glencoe Folk Museum Main Street Glencoe PH49 4HS UK Telephone: 01855 811664 E-mail: [mailto:admin@glencoemuseum.com admin@glencoemuseum.com] Website: Glencoe Folk Museum

Iona Heritage Centre The Manse Isle of Iona PA76 6SJ UK Telephone: 01681 700576 Email: [mailto:ionaheritage@outlook.com ionaheritage@outlook.com] Website: Iona Heritage Centre

Lismore Gaelic Heritage Centre (Ionad Naomh Moluag) Isle of Lismore, By Oban, Argyll PA34 5UL UK Telephone: 01631 760030 Email: [mailto:info@lismoregaelicheritagecentre.org info@lismoregaelicheritagecentre.org] Website: Lismore Gaelic Heritage Centre

The Mull Museum Columba Buildings Main St Tobermory, Isle of Mull PA75 6NY UK Telephone: 01688 301100 Email: [mailto:enquiries@mullmuseum.org.uk enquiries@mullmuseum.org.uk] Website: The Mull Museum

Museum of Islay Life Daal Terrace Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay PA48 7UA UK Telephone: 01496 850358 Email: [mailto:Curator@islaymuseum.freeserve.co.uk Curator@islaymuseum.freeserve.co.uk] Website: Museum of Islay Life Website #2: Museum of Islay Life

Ross Of Mull Historical Centre Millbrae Cottage Bunessan, Isle of Mull PA67 6DG UK Telephone: 01681 700659 Email: [mailto:enquiries@romhc.org.uk enquiries@romhc.org.uk] Website: Ross Of Mull Historical Centre

Slate Islands Heritage Centre (Ellenabeich Heritage Centre) 13A Ellenabeich Seil, Oban PA34 4RQ UK Telephone: 01852 300307 Email: [mailto:pwithall@sol.co.uk pwithall@sol.co.uk] Website: Slate Islands Heritage Centre Website #2: Slate Islands Heritage Centre

For a long list of Argyll museums, go to List of museums in Scotland in Wikipedia. Scroll to Argyll and Bute. The parishes in historic Argyll are listed in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.