Mountstuart
Mountstuart is a locality in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Mountstuart is situated nearby to the hamlet Kerrycroy, as well as near Kingarth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Stuart House and Mount Stuart visitor centre.
Mount Stuart House
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Mount Stuart House, on the east coast of the Isle of Bute, Scotland, is a country house built in the Gothic Revival style and the ancestral home of the Marquesses of Bute.
Mount Stuart visitor centre
Vacant shop
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The Mount Stuart visitor centre on the Bute estate, near Rothsay on the Island of Bute was designed by the architect Alfred Munkenbeck of Munkenbeck + Marshall, and was opened by Richard Attenborough in June 2001.
Loch Fad
Reservoir
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Loch Fad is a freshwater loch on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. Its name means "long loch" in Scottish Gaelic. It lies on the Highland Boundary Fault. Its surface area is 71 hectares, fairly large for a freshwater loch on an island in Scotland. Loch Fad is situated 2½ miles northwest of Mountstuart.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ascog and Kilchattan Bay.
Ascog
Village
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Ascog is a small village on the Isle of Bute, within Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kingarth, and is situated on the A844. Ascog is situated 2½ miles north of Mountstuart.
Kilchattan Bay
Village
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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. Kilchattan Bay is situated 3 miles south of Mountstuart.
Rothesay
Town
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Rothesay 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 Glasgow Central Station. Rothesay is situated 3½ miles north of Mountstuart.
Mountstuart
- Type: Locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.79269° or 55° 47′ 34″ northLongitude
-5.0194° or 5° 1′ 10″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Open location code
9C7PQXVJ+36GeoNames ID
2642094
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