historic county of Bute
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The historic county of Bute is a former Scottish county composed mainly of islands in the Firth of Clyde, including the Isle of Bute and surrounding isles.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former county of Scotland
ⓘ
historic county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
historic county of Argyll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic county of Ayrshire ⓘ |
| capital | Rothesay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Great Cumbrae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy Isle NERFINISHED ⓘ Inchmarnock NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Arran NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Bute NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Cumbrae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pladda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentAdministrativeAreaOverlap |
Argyll and Bute council area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Ayrshire council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existedIn |
Kingdom of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | archipelago ⓘ |
| hasHistoricIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
crofting ⓘ fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHistoricParliamentaryRepresentation | Bute constituency (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSheriffdom | Sheriffdom of Bute (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricTown |
Brodick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lamlash NERFINISHED ⓘ Millport NERFINISHED ⓘ Rothesay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricTransportLink |
Clyde steamer services
ⓘ
ferry services to mainland Scotland ⓘ |
| hasLargestIsland | Isle of Bute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecondLargestIsland | Isle of Arran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicCountySystem | counties of Scotland ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | west coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInSeaArea | Atlantic Ocean (eastern part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Isle of Bute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scotland ⓘ |
| regionType | island county ⓘ |
| usedFor |
land registration (historical)
ⓘ
local government (historical) ⓘ statistical purposes (historical) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.