County of Bute

The County of Bute, also known as Buteshire, is a historic county and registration county of . It comprised a number of islands in the , between the counties of and , the principal islands being , , and .
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  • Type: County with 12,500 residents
  • Description: historic county of Scotland
  • Also known as: “Bute County”, “Buteshire”, and “カウンティ・オブ・ビュート”
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Torr Meadhonach.

Peak
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is a hill 332 metres high at the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lochranza and Skipness.

Village
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The Isle of Arran is part of in southwest Scotland.

Village
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Tarbert is a village in on the west coast of Scotland.

County of Bute

Latitude
55.75° or 55° 45′ north
Longitude
-5.25° or 5° 15′ west
Population
12,500
Open location code
9C7PQQ22+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302323929
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
2654165
Wiki­data ID
Q544009
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“County of Bute” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Kontelezh Bute”
  • Bulgarian: “Бутешире”
  • Catalan: “Buteshire”
  • Cebuano: “Buteshire”
  • Chinese: “比特郡”
  • French: “comté de Bute”
  • French: “Comté de Bute”
  • German: “Bute”
  • Irish: “Bód”
  • Irish: “Siorrachd Bhòid”
  • Italian: “Bute”
  • Japanese: “ビュートシャー”
  • Kurdish: “Bute”
  • Latin: “Bota”
  • Latvian: “Bjūtšīra”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bute”
  • Norwegian: “Bute”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Butscīr”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Butsċīr”
  • Polish: “Buteshire”
  • Russian: “Бьют”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Siorrachd Bhòid”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Buteshire”
  • Slovenian: “Bute”
  • Swedish: “Buteshire”
  • Ukrainian: “Б’ют (Шотландія)”
  • Ukrainian: “Б’ют”
  • Urdu: “کاؤنٹی آف بیوٹ”
  • Venetian: “Bute”
  • Welsh: “Swydd Bute”
  • “Buteshire”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Fairy Dell and Cock.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ossian’s Cave and Cnoc a‘ Chuil.

Argyll and Bute: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Oban and Campbeltown.

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