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Rothesay Castle is a ruined castle in Rothesay, the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in western Scotland.Located at , the castle has been described as "one of the most remarkable in Scotland", [1] for its long history dating back to the beginning of the 13th century, and its unusual circular plan.
The Isle of Bute [7] (Scots: Buit; Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Bhòid or An t-Eilean Bòdach), known as Bute (/ b juː t /), is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is divided into highland and lowland areas by the Highland Boundary Fault .
Rothesay (/ ˈ r ɒ θ s i / ⓘ ROTH-see; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Bhòid [ˈpalə ˈvɔːtʲ]) is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. It can be reached by a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry from Wemyss Bay, which also offers an onward rail link to ...
On 25 November 1879, the Rothesay Tramways Co. Ltd. was formed, to promote and operate a tramway on the Isle of Bute. It was the only tramway to be built on a Scottish island, and construction was authorised by the Rothesay Tramways Order 1880. Work on building the infrastructure started in early 1882, and by the start of June, it was completed.
Ettrick Bay is a wide, tidal, sandy coastal embayment with a chord of 1 mile (2 km), on a 218° bearing, located on the west coast of the Isle of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, within council area of Argyll and Bute in Scotland. [2] The bay was used for practice training for the D-Day landings. [3]
Kilchattan Bay is a village on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. It lies on the island's southern end, along the coast road at the foot of a steep hill called the Suidhe Chattan which shields the village from the prevailing westerly wind. The village faces the mainland to the east across the Firth of Clyde.
Wester Kames Castle is located near Kames Bay near Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute, Scotland. Dating from around 1700, the castle was rebuilt around 1900 from a ruined state. Dating from around 1700, the castle was rebuilt around 1900 from a ruined state.
The West Island Way is a waymarked long distance footpath on the Isle of Bute. The route opened in September 2000 as part of Bute's millennium celebrations, and was the first waymarked long distance route on a Scottish island. [2] As of 2018 it was estimated that between six and seven thousand people were using the trail each year. [3]