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Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. King Robert III died here in 1406 on hearing his Son & Heir James I had been captured by English Pirates off Flambrough Head while fleeing the Bass Rock heading for France. #RothesayCastle #ScottishCastles
November 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM
dirleton.bsky.social
Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute (Scotland) my old watercolour reconstruction. King Robert III died here in 1406 on hearing his Son & Heir James I had been captured by English Pirates off Flambrough Head while fleeing the Bass Rock heading for France. #RothesayCastle #ScottishCastles
September 30, 2026 at 7:06 AM
dirleton.bsky.social
Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. King Robert III died here in 1406 on hearing his Son & Heir James I had been captured by English Pirates off Flambrough Head while fleeing the Bass Rock heading for France. #RothesayCastle #ScottishCastles
August 29, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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jamesbriankerr.bsky.social Brian Kerr @jamesbriankerr.bsky.social · May 2
The purpose of yesterday’s trip to Wemyss Bay was to catch a ferry to Bute so that I could revisit the amazing Rothesay Castle. This makes an excellent and cost-effective day-trip from Glasgow, using Scotrail and CalMac. If you get the chance, do it.
A view of the main entrance to Rothesay Castle. The original gate was massively extended outwards in the 15th-16th century to create a fine new suite of accommodation. The use of red sandstone marks the 19th century restoration work by that inveterate castle rebuilder the 3rd Marquess of Bute. A view of the interior of Rothesay Castle from the gatehouse. The surviving building had a chapel on its first floor, the altar end marked by pairs of large traceried windows in the north and south walls. The west end of the building is missing. A view of the Gatehouse, the circular enclosure wall of c. 1200, and the surviving circular mural tower added in the 13th century. The castle is surrounded by a wet moat. A particularly exciting feature is that the curtain wall was heightened in the 15th-16th century when the Gatehouse was rebuilt and extended. This has preserved the original crenellations, with the crenels infilled using a darker stone rubble contrasting with the lighter ashlar masonry of the earlier curtain wall.
May 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
dirleton.bsky.social
Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. King Robert III died here in 1406 on hearing his Son & Heir James I had been captured by English Pirates off Flambrough Head while fleeing the Bass Rock heading for France. #RothesayCastle #ScottishCastles
May 12, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over @undisscot.bsky.social image. King Robert III of Scots died here in 1406 on hearing his Son & Heir James I had been captured by English Pirates off Flamborough Head while fleeing the Bass Rock. #RothesayCastle
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April 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
dirleton.bsky.social
Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over @undisscot.bsky.social image. King Robert III of Scots died here in 1406 on hearing his Son & Heir James I had been captured by English Pirates off Flamborough Head while fleeing the Bass Rock. #RothesayCastle
Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over @undisscot.bsky.social image. King Robert III of Scots died here in 1406 on hearing his Son & Heir James I had been captured by English Pirates off Flamborough Head while fleeing the Bass Rock. #RothesayCastle Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over @undisscot.bsky.social image. King Robert III of Scots died here in 1406 on hearing his Son & Heir James I had been captured by English Pirates off Flamborough Head while fleeing the Bass Rock. #RothesayCastle
February 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
dirleton.bsky.social
Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over @undisscot.bsky.social image. King Robert III of Scots died here in 1406 on hearing his Son & Heir James I had been captured by English Pirates off Flamborough Head while fleeing the Bass Rock. #RothesayCastle #MedievalSky
December 15, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. King Robert III died here in 1406 on hearing his Son & Heir James I had been captured by English Pirates off Flambrough Head while fleeing the Bass Rock heading for France. #RothesayCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #MedievalSky
December 5, 2024 at 8:38 PM
dirleton.bsky.social
Rothesay Castle, Isle of Bute (Scotland) my old watercolour reconstruction. King Robert III died here in 1406 on hearing his Son & Heir James I had been captured by English Pirates off Flambrough Head while fleeing the Bass Rock heading for France. #RothesayCastle #Watercolourpainting
November 28, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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620 years ago today. King Robert III died at Rothesay Castle on the Isle of Bute at the age of 68 on 4 April 1406 after hearing that his son James was being held captive by Henry IV of England. More about Robert III: www.undiscoveredscot...

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Rothesay Castle on the Isle of Bute. The image shows a circular grassy island beyond a curving moat on which stand the remains of a grey stone circular castle, which is well reflected on the still surface of the moat. There’s an angular gatehouse projecting from the island to its right and some grass visible this side of the moat in the right foreground. The sky is largely blue.
April 4, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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619 years ago today. King Robert III died at Rothesay Castle on the Isle of Bute at the age of 68 on 4 April 1406 after hearing that his son James was being held captive by Henry IV of England. More about Robert III: www.undiscoveredscot...

#Scotland #OnThisDay #RothesayCastle #Rothesay #Bute
Rothesay Castle on the Isle of Bute. The image shows a circular grassy island beyond a curving moat on which stand the remains of a grey stone circular castle, which is well reflected on the still surface of the moat. There’s an angular gatehouse projecting from the island to its right and some grass visible this side of the moat in the right foreground. The sky is largely blue.
April 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM