Rothesay Castle
Rothesay Castle is a ruined castle in Rothesay, the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in western Scotland. Located at NS086646, the castle has been described as "one of the most remarkable in Scotland", for its long history dating back to the beginning of the 13th century, and its unusual circular plan.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bute Museum and War Memorial, Esplanade Gardens, Victoria Street.
War Memorial, Esplanade Gardens, Victoria Street
Memorial
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
War Memorial, Esplanade Gardens, Victoria Street is situated 530 feet north of Rothesay Castle.
High Kirk Mausoleum, Townhead, Rothesay, Bute
Tomb
Photo: Raibeart MacAoidh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Kirk Mausoleum, Townhead, Rothesay, Bute is a tomb, which is situated 2,900 feet south of Rothesay Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isle of Bute and Rothesay.
Isle of Bute
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Isle of Bute is an island in the Firth of Clyde, off the west coast of Scotland. Rothesay is the main town. It is part of the "Costa Clyde" or "Glasgow Riviera", the string of little resorts stretching down the Clyde coast from Gourock through Ayr to Girvan.
Rothesay
Town
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Ardbeg
Village
Ardbeg is a small settlement on the island of Bute in Scotland, in Argyll and Bute. It is on the south side of Port Bannatyne. It developed largely in the 19th century as part of Rothesay's tourist boom.
Rothesay Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.83648° or 55° 50′ 11″ northLongitude
-5.05514° or 5° 3′ 19″ westOperator
Historic ScotlandOpen location code
9C7PRWPV+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1078267110OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q866902
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Rothesay Castle” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Rotsey qəsri”
- Basque: “Rothesayko gaztelua”
- Danish: “Rothesay Castle”
- Dutch: “Rothesay Castle”
- Finnish: “Rothesayn linna”
- French: “château de Rothesay”
- French: “Château de Rothesay”
- Galician: “Castelo de Rothesay”
- German: “Rothesay Castle”
- Hebrew: “טירת רות’סיי”
- Irish: “Caisteal Bhòid”
- Japanese: “ロスシー城”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rothesay Castle”
- Norwegian: “Rothesay Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Rothesay”
- Portuguese: “Rothesay”
- Russian: “Замок Ротсей”
- Scots: “Rossay Castle”
- Scots: “Rothsay Castle”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Bhòid”
- Turkish: “Rothesay Kalesi”
- Welsh: “Castell Rothesay”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bute Baptist Church and The Moat Community Centre.
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