Rhu (; ) is a village and historic parish on the east shore of the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rhu
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,870
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Dumbarton
- UK place.official_name
- Rhu
- UK place.gaelic_name
- An Rubha
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Argyll and Bute
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Dunbartonshire
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.static_image
- Rhu Parish Church.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Parish Church, Rhu
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS269840
- UK place.postcode_district
- G84
- UK place.postcode_area
- G
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +1970
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Rhu village on the Gareloch - geograph.org.uk - 160389.jpg
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Rhu and Shandon Parish Church
- Rhu Primary School
- Yachting
- Whisky Smuggling
- Gala Day
- Rhu Amateurs Football Club
- Rhu and Rangers Football Club
- References
- External links
Rhu (; ) is a village and historic parish on the east shore of the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
The traditional spelling of its name was Row, but it was changed in the 1920s so that outsiders would pronounce it correctly. The name derives from the Scots Gaelic rubha meaning point. The parish of Row, containing also the town of Helensburgh and most of the village of Garelochhead, was formed out of Roseneath and Cardross in 1643–48.