Beaches in Rothesay, Strathclyde
- Rothesay beaches map
- The beaches:
- Ettrick Bay - Bute
- Scalpsie Bay
- Kilchattan Bay
The beach guide has 3 beaches listed in and around the town of Rothesay. We have arranged these beaches in order of closest to the town first (distance in brackets).
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Ettrick Bay - Bute (3.1 miles)
Beautiful Ettrick Bay sits in a sheltered position on the western coast of the Isle of Bute. The beach, which is about one mile long, is backed by fields and gentle hills. From the beach there are views over the Kyles of Bute towards the Cowal Peninsula and the Isle of Arran. The beach itself…
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Scalpsie Bay (4.2 miles)
Facing into the calm, deep waters of the Firth of Clyde, on the Isle of Bute is the lovely Scalpsie Bay. The red-tinged sands here are backed by fields and the gently rolling countryside of Bute giving the beach a calm, secluded feel.
Scalpsie Bay faces south and looks out towards the Isle of Arran a…
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Kilchattan Bay (5.5 miles)
Kilchattan Bay is a wide, sandy beach, with some pebbly areas, looking out onto the mouth of the Upper Firth of Forth from the Isle of Bute. Across to the mountainous Clyde Muirshiel National Park on the mainland, are some excellent views of the Island of Great Cumbrae. At low tide, the beach offers wide…
