This article is about the county in Scotland. For the county in the United States, see Bute County, North Carolina.
"Buteshire" redirects here. For the Parliament of Scotland constituency, see Buteshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency). For the UK Parliament constituency, see Buteshire (UK Parliament constituency).
Historic county in Scotland
Bute
Historic county
Country
Scotland
County town
Rothesay
Area
• Total
225 sq mi (583 km2)
Ranked 30th of 34
Chapman code
BUT
The County of Bute (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhòid), also known as Buteshire,[1] is a historic county and registration county of Scotland.[2]
The county comprises a number of islands in the Firth of Clyde, between the counties of Argyll and Ayrshire, the principal islands being Bute, Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae. The county town is Rothesay, located on the Isle of Bute. Buteshire had its own elected county council from 1890 to 1975.
^Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911), "Bute" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 4 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 879
^"Land Register Counties", Leaflets, Registers of Scotland, archived from the original on 2 February 2010
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principal town on the Isle ofBute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. It can be reached by...
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was based at Lochgilphead. Most of the historic county's territory is within the modern council area of Argyll and Bute, with the main differences being...
code) CountyofBute, a historic countyof Scotland (by Chapman code in genealogy) but-, an organic chemical name component But (surname), list of people...
Alps. To the west, the larger islands ofBute and Arran can be seen, while on the other side of Knapdale the Paps of Jura may be visible. Looking south,...
included the Isle of Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae, which had until then been administered as part of the CountyofBute. For lieutenancy purposes...
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century, Arran was part of the CountyofBute. After the 1975 reorganisation of local government Arran became part of the district of Cunninghame in Strathclyde...
the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The population, somewhat in decline, is around 200 people. Lochranza is the northernmost of Arran's...
a group of islands in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The islands belong to the traditional countyofBute and the modern unitary authority of North Ayrshire...
1996, under the provisions of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Historically, Scotland was divided into 34 counties or shires. Although these...
Bute Park and Arboretum (Welsh: Barc a Gardd Goed Bute) is a park in Cardiff, Wales. It comprises 130 acres (53 ha) of landscaped gardens and parkland...
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commissioners of the former Parliament of Scotland. In the Parliament of Great Britain, Scotland had 15 burgh constituencies and 33 county constituencies...
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