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History Of Bute

The Isle of Bute ( Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Bhòid )A small Island on the west of Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba ) lies in the Firth of Clyde, squeezed in between the landmass of Ayrshire in the East and the magnificent sea lochs of southern Argyll. It stretches about 15 miles from the most northern point near Rhubodach to its southern end, and approximately 4 miles wide. The island is rather flat, with Windy  Hill (278m) being its highest elevation. The main town is Rothesay on the eastern shore of the island.

 

 

 

 

The Village of Rothesay is the main population centre on the eastern shore of the   Isle Of Bute, overlooking the Clyde of Firth with the Cowal peninsula on the horizon, Facing the mainland of Scotland.The Isle of Bute ( Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Bhòid ) started about 5500 years ago, when first settlers arrived at the island. Evidence of those early inhabitants can still be found on many places, e.g. the Standing Stones at  St. Ninians Bay or the vitrified fort at Dunagoil Bay. Over the next centuries the isle became home to the  Scottish kings of Stuart, who in around 1200 built Rothesay Castle as their main residence, around 1300 the Clan of the Stuart began to build a castle on the bay which is now the location of the village.

The Isle of Bute ( Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Bhòid ) started about 5500 years ago, when first settlers arrived at the island. Evidence of those early inhabitants can still be found on many places, e.g. the Standing Stones at  St. Ninians Bay or the vitrified fort at Dunagoil Bay. Over the next centuries the isle became home to the  Scottish kings of Stuart, who in around 1200 built Rothesay Castle as their main residence, around 1300 the Clan of the Stuart began to build a castle on the bay which is now the location of the village. The Village of Rothesay ( Scottish Gaelic: Baile Bhòid ) is the main population centre on the eastern shore of the island of Bute, overlooking the Clyde of Firth with the Cowal peninsula on the horizon.

 

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