Rothesay
Rothesay is a Town in the county of Argyll.
Rothesay postcode: PA20 2AF
There are great places to visit near Rothesay including some great woodlands, ruins, ancient sites, castles, historic monuments and gardens.
Rothesay is near some unmissable woodlands like Knapdale Forest,
Arichonan Ruins is a great place to visit close to Rothesay if you like ruins.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Rothesay area like Nether Largie South Cairn, Temple Wood, Ri Cruin Cairn, Nether Largie Stones, Dunadd Hillfort, Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.
Castles to visit near Rothesay include Carnasserie Castle.
Rothesay's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Ballymeanoch Stones, and Achnabreck Prehistoric Rock Carvings.
Arduaine Garden, and Crarae Gardens are great places to visit near Rothesay if you like gardens.
Rothesay History
There are some historic monuments around Rothesay:
Places to see near Rothesay
History of Rothesay
During the Victorian era, Rothesay developed as a popular tourist destination. It became hugely popular with Glaswegians going “doon the watter” (lit: down the water, where the ‘water’ in question is the Firth of Clyde), and its wooden pier was once much busier with steamer traffic than it is today. Rothesay was also the location of one of Scotland’s many hydropathic establishments during the 19th century boom years of the Hydropathy movement. The town also had an electric tramway - the Rothesay and Ettrick Bay Light Railway - which stretched across the island to one of its largest beaches. However, this closed in the mid-1930s. The centre of activities was the Winter Gardens building (built 1923) which played host to some of the best known music hall entertainers of the day. During World War II Rothesay Bay was the home port of HMS Cyclops, the depot ship for the 7th Submarine Flotilla. HMS Cyclops and the 7th Submarine Flotilla served as the training facility for virtually all British submariners who saw service during the war. The Officer Concentration Station Rothsay was located here in 1941-1942. The war memorial (1922) is by Pilkington Jackson.