Rhu

Rhu is a village and historic parish on the east shore of the in , Scotland. The traditional spelling of its name was Row, but it was changed in the 1920s so that outsiders would pronounce it correctly.
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  • Type: Village with 1,930 residents
  • Description: village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Row”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Modan’s Parish Church (Rosneath) and Ardencaple Park.

Church
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Recreation area
was a football ground in , Scotland. It was the home ground of Helensburgh F.C. during their time in the Scottish Football League.

Building
Photo: Cmacauley, CC BY 3.0.
, also known as Ardincaple Castle, and sometimes referred to as Light, is a listed building, situated about 1 statute mile from , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosneath and Clynder.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland. A 2025 study declared it to be a town but this is controversial. It sits on the western shore of the , 2 miles northwest of Point at the tip of the Peninsula, where the loch meets the .

Village
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is a small, picturesque village on the western shore of the , , Scotland, c. 20 minutes drive from Helensburgh. is one of a string of small settlements on the Rosneath Peninsula, bordered by Loch Long and the Gareloch.

Village
Photo: George Rankin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the open sea loch of the in , Scotland. overlooks the Rosneath Peninsula to the west and is bordered by to the east, which is the site of the Battle of Glen Fruin, one of the last clan… is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rhu.

Rhu

Latitude
56.01675° or 56° 1′ 0″ north
Longitude
-4.78096° or 4° 46′ 51″ west
Population
1,930
Elevation
184 feet (56 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB RHU
Open location code
9C8Q2689+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2354046585
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2639426
Wiki­data ID
Q219427
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Rhu” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Rhu”
  • Bulgarian: “Рху”
  • Cebuano: “Rhu”
  • Dutch: “Rhu”
  • French: “Rhu”
  • German: “An Rubha”
  • German: “Rhu”
  • Irish: “An Rubha, Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd”
  • Irish: “An Rubha”
  • Italian: “Rhu”
  • Persian: “رو، اسکاتلند”
  • Persian: “رو”
  • Scots: “Rhu”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Rubha”
  • Slovenian: “Rhu”
  • Spanish: “Rhu”
  • Swedish: “Rhu”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rhu and Shandon Parish Church and village hall.

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