Mount Stuart House, Rothesay

Name: Mount Stuart House
Address: Kerrycroy, Isle of Bute, Rothesay, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1700 503877

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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. 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. The house is a Category A listed building. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1879 (145 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 55°47'30"N, 5°1'7"W

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Kerrycroy, Isle of ButeRothesay United Kingdom

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Nearby attractions include: Rothesay Castle, Little Cumbrae Castle, Skelmorlie Castle, Hunterston Castle.

3.4 miNW
13th-century circular castle ruin
Rothesay Castle, Rothesay
87 min walk • 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.
5.8 miSE
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Little Cumbrae Castle, Castle Island
147 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.
6.6 miNE
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Skelmorlie Castle
170 min walk • Skelmorlie Castle stands on the eastern shore of the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, at the north-western corner of the county of Ayrshire. The structure dates from 1502, and was formerly the seat and stronghold of the Montgomery Clan. The modern village of Skelmorlie lies to the north of the castle.
7.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Hunterston Castle
184 min walk • Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland is the historic home of the lairds of Clan Hunter. The keep dates from the late 15th, or early 16th centuries, while the attached manor house is of the 17th century.
4.4 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of The Isles, Millport
113 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.
5.4 miSE
Island
Little Cumbrae
138 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...
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kirk Dam, Isle of Bute
70 min walk • Kirk Dam is an impounding dam, located 1.5 kilometres south of Rothesay, and is separated by a causeway from the much larger Loch Fad to the south-west.
3.4 miNW
55°50'9"N • 5°3'17"W
Bute Museum, Rothesay
86 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
The Holy Cave
178 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...
5.5 miW
Island
Inchmarnock
140 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.
2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Fad, Isle of Bute
60 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.