Rhubodach is a small settlement on the
Isle of ButeBute, also known as the Isle of Bute is one of the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography: Bute lies in the Firth of Clyde....
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The name Rhubodach may come from the Gaelic
Rubha a’ Bodach which translates as
old man’s point or
promontory or alternatively may be from
An Rubha Bódach meaning the Bute headland.
Rhubodach lies at the north of Bute at the termination of the A886 road. From here a small ro-ro
ferryA ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
sails the short distance over the
Kyles of ButeThe Kyles of Bute are a narrow sea channel which separates the northern end of the Isle of Bute from the Cowal peninsula, part of the Scottish mainland....
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ColintraiveColintraive is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Ferries sail between Colintraive and Rhubodach on the Isle of Bute. It is located on the Kyles of Bute or Loch Riddon on the west coast of the Cowal peninsula...
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Rhubodach is a small settlement on the
Isle of ButeBute, also known as the Isle of Bute is one of the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland. Formerly part of the county of Buteshire, it now constitutes part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Its resident population was 7,228 in April 2001.-Geography: Bute lies in the Firth of Clyde....
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ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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The name Rhubodach may come from the Gaelic
Rubha a’ Bodach which translates as
old man’s point or
promontory or alternatively may be from
An Rubha Bódach meaning the Bute headland.
Rhubodach lies at the north of Bute at the termination of the A886 road. From here a small ro-ro
ferryA ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
sails the short distance over the
Kyles of ButeThe Kyles of Bute are a narrow sea channel which separates the northern end of the Isle of Bute from the Cowal peninsula, part of the Scottish mainland....
to
ColintraiveColintraive is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Ferries sail between Colintraive and Rhubodach on the Isle of Bute. It is located on the Kyles of Bute or Loch Riddon on the west coast of the Cowal peninsula...
. The route, operated by
CalmacCaledonian MacBrayne is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands on Scotland's west coast...
, is reputed to be one of the shortest in Scotland still in operation.
Sir
Richard AttenboroughRichard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE is an English actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur. Attenborough has won two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes...
owns Rhubodach estate