Isle of Bute - Wikipedia
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.
Category:People from the Isle of Bute - Wikipedia
Pages in category "People from the Isle of Bute" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Bute Heritage, History, Archaeology &Genealogy - BUTE …
Bute is the ancestral home of the Stuart Kings of Scotland. Built over 800 years ago by a hereditary High Steward of Scotland named Stewart (later Stuart), Rothesay Castle, with its circular design and perimeter moat is unique in Scotland.
Island depopulation: The battle on Bute - The Ferret
Feb 1, 2023 · According to Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) data, nearly one in five people left Bute between 2001 and 2020 – the largest exodus of any island ‘data zone’. Some are confident that a post-Covid population influx is reversing Bute’s depopulation trend, and say a surge in Bute’s independent food, drink and arts businesses ...
Marquess of Bute - Wikipedia
Marquess of the County of Bute, shortened in general usage to Marquess of Bute, [2] is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1796 for John Stuart, 4th Earl of Bute.
Isle of Bute - Isle-Of-Bute.Org.Uk
Island of Bute is truly an incredible place as it has the influence of fortunes, power and kings, from the majestic Mount Stuart to the charisma of Rothesay Castle. Bute is known to be a heritage paradise which is known for its archaeology.
WW2 People's War - Bute remembers WW2 - BBC
Jun 23, 2005 · Given the intensity of activities on and around the Isle of Bute, it isn't difficult to imagine and appreciate the extent to which the war impacted life at every level - from individual...
Historic Bute: Land and People (2012) - Scottish Society for …
The eleven essays in this volume are the result of new research on place-names, archaeology and history from the tenth to the eighteenth centuries, ranging from objects like the beautiful Bute Mazer to the eloquent remains of abandoned farms and the fascinating story of …
HISTORIC BUTE: Land and People Anna Ritchie Editor The Scottish Society for Northern Studies 2012. Published in Scotland by The Scottish Society for Northern Studies c/o Celtic and Scottish Studies, School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, University of Edinburgh, 27 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LD
Historic Bute: Land and People - Innes Review
The history of Bute and its people begins with the Scandinavian incursions of the ninth century, and it may well be that prior to this the island was under the control of the Strathclyde Britons, but the evidence is very slight: it is likely that Saint Blane of Kingarth on Bute was a Briton, and that ‘Kingarth’ was originally a Brythonic ...