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Rothesay Castle
Rothesay Castle is located in the midst of the town of Rothesay, the main settlement on the Isle of Bute. Although now well inland from the harbour, it would originally have stood on Rothesay Bay, but land between the castle and the harbour has been reclaimed over the intervening centuries.
It is surrounded by an extensive and impressive curtain wall, with four defensive round towers and a C16th forework. The castle is encircled by a broad irregularly shaped moat. It was built by the Stewart family, later Kings of Scotland and became a royal residence. Construction was started in the C13th on the site of a C12th shell keep. Additions were made until around the mid C16th. However after the C17th it began to fall into ruin. The castle was repaired by the Marquess of Bute before passing into state care in the C20th
and is now administered by Historic Environment Scotland. It is now usually open to the public, though at the time of writing this [2022] it was closed due to dangerous masonry.
For opening information see Link
For more information see:
HES: Link
Canmore (The Castle): Link
Canmore (The Chapel): Link
It is surrounded by an extensive and impressive curtain wall, with four defensive round towers and a C16th forework. The castle is encircled by a broad irregularly shaped moat. It was built by the Stewart family, later Kings of Scotland and became a royal residence. Construction was started in the C13th on the site of a C12th shell keep. Additions were made until around the mid C16th. However after the C17th it began to fall into ruin. The castle was repaired by the Marquess of Bute before passing into state care in the C20th
and is now administered by Historic Environment Scotland. It is now usually open to the public, though at the time of writing this [2022] it was closed due to dangerous masonry.
For opening information see Link
For more information see:
HES: Link
Canmore (The Castle): Link
Canmore (The Chapel): Link
by Rob Farrow
Created: Wed, 13 Jul 2022, Updated: Wed, 13 Jul 2022
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