#Isle of bute

[scotianostra]

Rothesay Castle, unfortunately closed today 😞🏰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[angiec333]

View of the Isle of Arran from Ettrick Bay on the Isle of Bute, Scotland

[lahilden]

Mount Stuart

Mount Stuart is located on the east coast of the Isle of Bute in Scotland. The Gothic Revival country house was built in the 19th century. The house was built upon an earlier 18th century home severely damaged by a fire in 1877. The Georgian wings and much of the contents survived the fire and were incorporated into the new castle by the 3rd Marquess of Bute. The opulent interior boasts carved paneling, painted mirrors, a spiral staircase, a chapel, and much more. The Marble Hall has a map of stars on the ceiling and 12 stained glass windows depicting the signs of the zodiac moving through the seasons on the walls. The Gallery’s ceiling is decorated with winding branches from the Tree of Life, which frame the classical heads of 128 goddesses from ancient myth and legend. The house has collections of art and artifacts, including works by Ramsey, Reynolds, Gainsborough, as well as books, furniture, silverwork, porcelain, and Shakespeare’s First Folio. The estate has 300 acres of gardens that include a rock garden, a kitchen garden, an arboretum, and pinetums. The castle is used as a venue for weddings and corporate events. Mount Stuart can accommodate 37 guests in 22 separate areas around the house. There is a visitor center, a shop, and the Courtyard Café and Bakehouse.

[speedilydeepruins]

Green is the theme here. A quiet section of the Mount Stuart House gardens. This lane actually exits the property.

[tonyb-blog]

Another trip to Scotland - short break in Newton Stewart (2)

[danielleasbureaucouk]

Scottish holiday.

Mount Stuart, Inveraray Castle, - a Downton was filmed there, - tea at Mackintosh at the Willow, Drumlanrig Castle.

[frimleyblogger]

Isle Of Bute Gorse Gin

Isle of Bute Gorse #Gin #GinReview

The Isle of Bute or Eilean Bhòid or An-t-Eilean Bhòdach to give it its Gaelic moniker, is situated in the Firth of Clyde off the west coast of Scotland. Rothesay, its principal town, is home to the Isle of Bute Distillery whose story began in 2018. Several friends who were sailing around the island swapped yarns about their visits to Bute in years past and got to wondering why no distillery had…

[bearswithwings]

oh no I've remembered I miss Scotland and my friends

[postcard-from-the-past]

Railway convalescent home in Ascog, Isle of Bute, Scotland, UK

British vintage postcard

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[scotianostra]

A wee trip over to Rothesay

[angiec333]

Isle of Bute coast, Scotland

[nickantonyhalstead]

Barone Hill, Isle of Bute

[makingqueerhistory]

Fragile Animals

by Genevieve Jagger

When an ex-catholic woman develops a sexual relationship with a vampire, she is forced to confront the memories that haunt her religious past. Struggling to deal with the familial trauma of her Catholic upbringing, hotel cleaner, Noelle, travels to the Isle of Bute. There, she meets a man who claims to be a vampire, and a relationship blooms between them based solely on confession. But as talk turns sacrilegious, and the weather outside grows colder, Noelle struggles to come to terms with her blasphemous sexuality. She becomes hounded by memories of her past: her mother's affair with the local priest, and the part she played in ending it.

[speedilydeepruins]

white flowers in the garden

[livesunique]

Caisteal Dhubhairt, Isle of Mull, Scotland

Beside the Sound of Mull off the west coast of Scotland, within the council area of Argyll and Bute.

The castle dates back to the 13th century and is the seat of Clan MacLean.