Isle of Bute
Island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Isle of Bute[7] (Scots: Buit; Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Bhòid or An t-Eilean Bòdach), known as Bute (/bjuːt/), is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is divided into highland and lowland areas by the Highland Boundary Fault.
Quick Facts Scottish Gaelic name, Scots name ...
Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Bhòid or An t-Eilean Bòdach |
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Scots name | Buit[1] |
Old Norse name | Bót[2] |
Meaning of name | Uncertain |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NS065651 |
Coordinates | 55°49′26″N 05°06′39″W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Firth of Clyde |
Area | 12,217 ha (47+1⁄8 sq mi)[3] |
Area rank | 13 [4] |
Highest elevation | Windy Hill, 278 m (912 ft) |
Administration | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Scotland |
Council area | Argyll and Bute |
Demographics | |
Population | 6,498[5] |
Population rank | 5[5] [4] |
Population density | 53.19/km2 (137.8/sq mi)[3][5] |
Largest settlement | Rothesay |
References | [6] |
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Formerly a constituent island of the larger County of Bute, it is now part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Bute's resident population was 6,498 in 2011, a decline of just over 10% from the figure of 7,228 recorded in 2001[8] against a background of Scottish island populations as a whole growing by 4% to 103,702 for the same period.[9]