Rothesay Castle

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Q866902




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.

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House of Stuart, castle, 

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  • Battle of Largs ⓘ
    1263 battle of the Scottish-Norwegian War
  • Greenock Blitz ⓘ
    German bombing raids on Greenock, Scotland during WW2
  • Coastal Battery Toward ⓘ
    WWII defensive fortification in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of ⓘ
    architectural structure in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
  • Larkfield Battery ⓘ
    architectural structure in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
  • Portkil Battery, 6-inch battery ⓘ
    architectural structure in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of ⓘ
    architectural structure in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
  • Ardhallow Battery ⓘ
    Palmerston fort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Inverkip Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
    British air defence bunker
  • Ardencaple Castle ⓘ
    former castle near Helensburgh  
  • Ardgowan Castle ⓘ
    tower house in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
  • Ardrossan Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie ⓘ
    tower house in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Barr Castle ⓘ
    late medieval tower house in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Castle Semple ⓘ
    castle in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
  • Hunterston Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Kames Castle ⓘ
    castle in the UK  
  • Kelburn Castle ⓘ
    country house in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Little Cumbrae Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Montfode Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Rothesay Castle ⓘ
    castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  
  • Skelmorlie Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Skipness Castle ⓘ
    castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  
  • Kilmahew Castle ⓘ
    castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  
  • Fort Matilda ⓘ
    area in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
  • HMS A10 ⓘ
    1905 A-class submarine
  • HMS Empire Spruce ⓘ
    shipwreck off the Scottish coast
  • HMS Grampus ⓘ
    1957 Porpoise-class attack submarine
  • HMS K13 ⓘ
    1916 K-class submarine
  • HMS Seagull ⓘ
    1889 Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat
  • HMS Vandal ⓘ
    1942 U-class submarine
  • HMS XT 4 ⓘ
    X-class midget submarine
  • MTB 489 ⓘ
    shipwreck off the Scottish coast
  • MTB 702 ⓘ
    shipwreck off the Scottish coast
  • HMS Cumberland ⓘ
    1842 Cumberland-class third-rate ship of the line
  • HMS Dasher ⓘ
    1941 Avenger-class escort carrier
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Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14763338032)Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14763338032)
Rothsay Castle Bute engraving by William Miller after W BrownRothsay Castle Bute engraving by William Miller after W Brown
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Rothesay Castle, Isle of ButeRothesay Castle, Isle of Bute
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Rothesay Castle - Gatehouse and Pigeon Tower 2016Rothesay Castle - Gatehouse and Pigeon Tower 2016
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
arearegion410Kingdom of StrathclydeWikidata
eventarmed conflict1263Battle of LargsNorway, battle, Kingdom of ScotlandWikidata
eventarmed conflict1941Greenock BlitzNazi Germany, aerial bombing of a cityWikidata
linkpageCanmore page@Wikidata
linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric Environment Scotland page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
objectwatercraft1933Maillé Brézédestroyer, Vauquelin-class destroyerWikidata
organisationshipbuilding1967Scott Lithgowshipbuilding, businessWikidata
organisationshipbuilding companyBlackwood and Gordonshipbuilding companyWikidata
organisationshipbuilding companyGreenock Dockyard Companyshipbuilding companyWikidata
organisationshipbuilding companyWilliam Hamilton and Companyshipbuilding companyWikidata
organisationshipbuilding company1711Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Companyshipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
organisationshipbuilding company1830Robert Duncan and Co.shipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
organisationshipbuilding company1874Lithgowsshipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
organisationshipbuilding company1903Ferguson Marine Engineeringshipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
siteartillery batteryCoastal Battery Towardcoastal batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryHigh Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW ofanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryLarkfield Batteryanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryPortkil Battery, 6-inch batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batterySteel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW ofartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1901Ardhallow Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
sitebunkerInverkip Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
sitecastleArdencaple Castleruins, castleWikidata
sitecastleArdgowan Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleArdrossan CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastleBarony and Castle of Kilbirnietower house, castleWikidata
sitecastleBarr CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastleCastle SemplecastleWikidata
sitecastleHunterston CastleClan Hunter, castleWikidata
sitecastleKames Castlecottage, castleWikidata
sitecastleKelburn Castlecountry house, castleWikidata
sitecastleLittle Cumbrae CastleClan Montgomery, tower houseWikidata
sitecastleMontfode Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastleRothesay CastleHouse of Stuart, castleWikidata
sitecastleSkelmorlie CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastleSkipness Castletower houseWikidata
sitecastle1290Kilmahew CastleClan Napier, castleWikidata
sitefortFort Matildafort, neighborhoodWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS A10A-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS Empire Sprucenaval tug, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS Grampusattack submarine, shipwreck, Porpoise-class attack submarineWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS K13fleet submarine, shipwreck, K-class submarineWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS Seagulltorpedo gunboat, Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS VandalU-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS XT 4X-class submarine, midget submarine, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreckMTB 489motor torpedo boat, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreckMTB 702motor torpedo boat, shipwreckWikidata
siteshipwreck1842HMS Cumberlandthird-rate, shipwreck, Cumberland-class ship of the lineWikidata
siteshipwreck1942HMS DasherAvenger-class escort carrier, shipwreck, aircraft carrierWikidata
commonsimageAntiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14763338032) Commons
commonsimageRothsay Castle Bute engraving by William Miller after W Brown Commons
commonsimageRothesay Castle & tollbooth Commons
commonsimageRothesay Castle Commons
commonsimageRothesay Castle, Isle of Bute Commons
commonsimageRothesay Castle Commons
commonsimageRothesay Castle Commons
commonsimageRothesay Castle Commons
commonsimageRothesayCastleS Commons
commonsimageRothesay Castle - Gatehouse and Pigeon Tower 2016 Commons
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