Rhu

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Rhu Scottish Gaelic: An Rubha
Parish Church, Rhu
Rhu Location within Argyll and Bute
Population	1,930 (2020)[1]
OS grid reference	NS269840
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area	Dunbartonshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HELENSBURGH
Postcode district	G84
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament	Dumbarton
List of places UK Scotland 56°1′19″N 4°47′3″W / 56.02194°N 4.78417°W / 56.02194; -4.78417

Rhu (/ruː/; Scottish Gaelic: An Rubha [ən ˈrˠu.ə]) 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.

It lies north-west of the town of Helensburgh on the Firth of Clyde, in Argyll & Bute, and historically in the county of Dunbartonshire. Like many settlements in the area, it became fashionable in the 19th century as a residence for wealthy Glasgow shipowners and merchants. It has its own Community Council,^[2] which covers both Rhu and Shandon.