Rothesay Castle

Lovely place

Stayed at Rothesay overnight and decided to stay on to visit the castle, very glad we did, so much so we joined historic Scotland to be able to see more great places. Guide at reception was very frien...

Well worth a visit

Historically very important to Scotland. Big in terms of Viking history too. It’s an interesting moated castle. Easy to get to and plenty parking close by.

Site was closed but a walk around the perimeter was still well-worth it

Beautiful four-towered castle ruins just set back from the coast. Site currently closed to visitors, but a short 10-minute walk exists which means you can follow the perimeter closely and get a great ...

Great castle but closed and covered in scaffolding..

Disappointed to find this castle closed. It is in the middle of the town of Rothesay so exterior views of it are easily seen from outside the railings so not too bad that it was closed. However, no ph...

Only viewed from the outside

On our first full day of a 1 week trip to Bute, based in Rothesay, we had spent a couple of hours driving round in the rain familiarising ourselves with the sights further afield on the island which w...