Sound of Bute
The Sound of Bute is a broad sound, separating the islands of Arran and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland. The sound leads up from the lower Firth of Clyde and passes the island of Inchmarnock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Neil McDermott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Strait
- Description: sound in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, between Arran and Bute
- Also known as: “Bute Sound”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Inchmarnock.
Inchmarnock
Island
Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inchmarnock is an island at the northern end of the Sound of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland. The island is privately owned.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilchattan Bay and Lochranza.
Kilchattan Bay
Village
Photo: Andrew Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilchattan Bay is a village on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. It lies on the island's southern end, along the coast road at the foot of a steep hill called the Suidhe Chattan which shields the village from the prevailing westerly wind.
Lochranza
Village
Photo: Markarianuk, Public domain.
The Isle of Arran is part of Ayrshire in southwest Scotland. It lies in the Firth of Clyde, the broad reach of sea southwest of Glasgow and enclosed by the Ayrshire coast to the east and the Kintyre peninsula to the west.
Sound of Bute
- Categories: sound and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.76394° or 55° 45′ 50″ northLongitude
-5.17739° or 5° 10′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C7PQR7F+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 931842308OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2654166Wikidata ID
Q7564760
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Sound of Bute” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Caol Bhòid”
- Breton: “Sound of Bute”
- Catalan: “Sound of Bute”
- Cebuano: “Sound of Bute”
- Chinese: “比特海峡”
- Dutch: “Sound of Bute”
- German: “Sound of Bute”
- Swedish: “Sound of Bute”
- Welsh: “Swnt Bute”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clachan Ard, dun and Haystack Rock.
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