Parishes on the Isle of Bute

The Isle of Bute is part of a larger County of Bute, also known as Buteshire, a registration county of Scotland. The county comprises a number of islands in the Firth of Clyde, between the counties of Argyll and Ayrshire, the principal islands being Bute, Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae. The Isle of Bute is currently part of Argyll and Bute, which itself is both one of 32 unitary authority council areas and a lieutenancy areas in Scotland.

For our purposes we are only actually interested in the actual Island of Bute itself, with the occasional mention/reference to surrounding islands and land masses for purposes of references and associations.

The civil parishes on the Isle of Bute have changed over time. There have basically have been three distinct sets of Parishes, over time, one set of two parishes before about 1840, then three sets after that. The original set of three was then adjusted in about 1880 to where it is now. Below is out best understanding of how these parishes were configured.[1][2]

Before 1840		1840-1880		After 1880

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