Strathclyde, Isle of Bute

#7 among attractions in Isle of Bute

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Strathclyde was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. Act 1994. The Strathclyde region had 19 districts. The region was named after the medieval Kingdom of Strathclyde but covered a broader geographic area than its namesake. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°43'60"N, 5°1'60"W

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Strathclyde – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Stuart House, Portencross Castle, Little Cumbrae Castle, Cathedral of The Isles.

4.1 miN
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Mount Stuart House, Rothesay
104 min walk • 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. It was designed by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson for the 3rd Marquess in the late 1870s, replacing an earlier house by Alexander McGill, which burnt down in 1877.
5.5 miSE
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castles
Portencross Castle, West Kilbride
141 min walk • Portencross Castle, also known historically as Portincross Castle, is situated in Portencross, on the west coast of Scotland, about 3 km from West Kilbride. The site has been fortified since the 11th Century. The present tower castle is thought to date from the mid-14th Century and later.
3.6 miE
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Little Cumbrae Castle, Castle Island
93 min walk • Little Cumbrae Castle sits on Allimturrail or Castle Island, a small tidal island, situated off the east coast of Little Cumbrae, in the Firth of Clyde. It is designated as a scheduled monument.
4.5 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of The Isles, Millport
115 min walk • The Cathedral of The Isles and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit is a Category A listed cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the town of Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae.
3.1 miE
Island
Little Cumbrae
78 min walk • One of the main attractions of Little Cumbrae is its rugged coastline, which offers breathtaking views of the surrounding sea and nearby islands. Visitors can take leisurely walks along the shore, exploring hidden coves and rock formations, or simply relax and enjoy...
5.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
The Holy Cave
136 min walk • The Holy Cave at Hunterston in the Parish of West Kilbride is associated with Saint Mungo, also known as St Kentigern and is often referred to as the Hawking Craig Cave however two caves exists in the Hawking Craig Wood and 'Three Sisters' area of the cliffs, the other being...
6.3 miNW
Island
Inchmarnock
161 min walk • Inchmarnock is an island at the northern end of the Sound of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland. The island is privately owned.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Fad, Isle of Bute
135 min walk • 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. It is the site of one of the largest rainbow trout cage farms in the UK.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dhu Loch, Isle of Bute
145 min walk • Dhu Loch is an impounding reservoir, located 1 kilometre directly west of the much larger Loch Fad and 5 kilometres south west of Rothesay. The loch is part of the water supply system for the town. The earthen dam is 8.1 metres high and was completed in 1905.
0.7 miW
Forts and castles
Dunagoil, Isle of Bute
18 min walk • Dunagoil is a vitrified fort or dun on the Isle of Bute – an Iron Age hill fort whose ramparts have been melted by intense heat. It stands on a volcanic headland and gives its name to the bay that it overlooks. Like other places, such as Donegal, its name is from the Gaelic dún na gall – fort of the foreigners.
5.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Kilmory Castle, Isle of Bute
148 min walk • Kilmory Castle is the remains of a 15th-century castle at Meikle Kilmory, Isle of Bute, Scotland. The castle was the residence of the Jamiesons of Kilmorie, and was already a ruin in the 18th century.