Village
of Rhu on the Firth
of Clyde
The name derives from the Scots Gaelic "rudha" meaning 'point'. Like
many placess in the area Rhu became
fashionable in the 19th
century as a residence for wealthy shipowners and merchants from Glasgow. |
Aerial
view of Rhu
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Aerial
view of Rhu
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Old
photo of Rhu
on the Firth of Clyde |
Old
photo of Rhu
on the Firth of Clyde |
Old
photo of Rhu
on the Firth of Clyde |
Rhu and
Shandon Parish Church
Rhu and Shandon Parish Church dates from 1851. Amongst those buried in the kirkyard is Henry Bell whose "Comet" was the world's first commercially successful steamship. |
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Old photo of Rhu
and Shandon Parish Church |
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War
memorial at Rhu
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Old
photo of Rhu
on the Firth of Clyde |
Old
photo of Rhu
on the Firth of Clyde |
Old
photo of Rhu
on the Firth of Clyde |
Club House
of the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club at Rhu The Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club is a yacht club founded in Scotland in 1978, by merger of the Royal Northern Yacht Club ( founded in 1824 ) and the Royal Clyde Yacht Club ( founded in 1856 ). |
Rossneath
Peninsula
from Rhu |
Gare Loch
from Rhu
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Marina at Rhu
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Old Parish Church
at Cardross |
Old Parish
Church at Cardross
Cardross is a large village situated halfway between Dumbarton and Helensburgh. Cardross is also the name of an historic parish where King Robert the Bruce once lived. |
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