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Rothesay Castle

Rothesay Castle

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Rothesay Castle Parks & Walks

Rothesay Castle stands on Castlehill Street in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, surrounded by its moat. It has Scotland's only circular curtain wall, with four projecting towers added after a Norse siege in 1263, and a restored great hall in the gatehouse with displays on its long association with the Stewart kings.

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Why go here
  • ✓Moated circular castle with grounds to explore on foot with your dog
  • ✓Historic fortification on Isle of Bute with walking routes through the estate
Dog-friendly info
  • ✓Historic Environment Scotland state no dog rule for this particular site
  • ✓Their site-wide rule is leads at all times, and dogs never left unattended
  • ✓Assistance dogs are permitted at all their sites, roofed areas included

Address
Castlehill Street, Isle of Bute, PA20 9BG
01700 504827
Hours
Mon9:30 am – 12:00 pm, 1:00 – 4:30 pm
Tue9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Wed1:00 – 4:30 pm
Thu9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Fri1:00 – 4:30 pm
Sat9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Sun1:00 – 4:30 pm
Full dog policy and source

Historic Environment Scotland do not publish a line about visitors' dogs for this site. Their site-wide rule, from their own pages, is that assistance dogs are permitted at all their sites including roofed areas, that dogs must be kept on a lead at all times and never left unattended, and that owners must pick up after them. Whether ordinary visitors' dogs are admitted here is not stated either way, so check the signs on arrival before counting on it.


Location
Castlehill Street, Isle of Bute, PA20 9BG
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