A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Bute, island, in Firth of Clyde, separated from Argyllshire by Kyles of Bute, a narrow channel less than 1 mile wide. It is distant 5 miles from the Ayrshire coast and 6 miles from Arran; is 16 miles long, and from 3 miles to 5 miles broad; area (including Inch marnock), 31,836½ ac., pop. 10,998. The coast is rocky, and in the interior are several small Lochs, the principal of which are Lochs Fad and Ascog. The soil is light and gravelly, but produces excellent crops. There is no lack of soft red sandstone, slate, and whinstone, while grey granite is also found. The island is celebrated for its salubrious climate, which makes it a favourite resort of invalids. Rothesay, a fashionable watering-place, is the chief town; 4 miles S. is Mountstuart, a seat of the Marquis of Bute.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Buteshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Bute |
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