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Rothesay
Argyll and ButeSituated on the Isle of Bute, Rothesay is a 30 minute ferry ride from the mainland at Wemyss Bay. A popular seaside destination for Victorian Scots, Rothesay is famous for its promenade and pier which have been built on reclaimed land; the original shoreline lies about 200m (656 feet) further inland, just in front of Rothesay Castle.
The ruins of Rothesay Castle are over 800 years old. They mark the ancestral seat of the Stuart Kings of Scotland and was built in a unique circular design that made it difficult for invaders to penetrate. It was however, taken by the English during the wars of independence only to be retaken by Robert the Bruce. English invaders (Oliver Cromwell's troops of 1659) and clan rivalries (the invasion by the Duke of Argyll in 1685) led to the near fatal destruction of the castle which only survives as a result of restoration during the 1990s.
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