Loch Fad, Isle of Bute
#2 among attractions in Isle of Bute
Facts and practical information
Loch Fad is a freshwater loch on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. ()
Isle of Bute United Kingdom
Loch Fad – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Mount Stuart House, Rothesay Castle, Kirk Dam, Bute Museum.
Forts and castles, Museum, History museumMount Stuart House, Rothesay
60 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.
13th-century circular castle ruinRothesay Castle, Rothesay
57 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeKirk Dam, Isle of Bute
30 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.
IslandInchmarnock
91 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.
Forts and castlesKames Castle, Port Bannatyne
102 min walk • Kames Castle is a 16th-century tower house located on the shore of Kames Bay near Port Bannatyne, on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. The castle, which is set in 20 acres of planted grounds, includes a 2-acre 18th-century walled garden. It is extended through the addition of a range of stone cottages.
Hiking, Hiking trailWest Island Way, Isle of Bute
49 min walk • The West Island Way is a waymarked long distance footpath on the Isle of Bute. The route opened in September 2000 as part of Bute's millennium celebrations, and was the first waymarked long distance route on a Scottish island. As of 2018 it was estimated that between six and...
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeDhu Loch, Isle of Bute
18 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.
Forts and castlesDunagoil, Isle of Bute
129 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLoch Ascog, Isle of Bute
36 min walk • Loch Ascog is a small reservoir on the east coast of the island of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The loch supplies water to the town of Rothesay and the fishing rights are held by the Isle of Bute Angling Association.
Forts and castlesKilmory Castle, Isle of Bute
39 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.
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