Mount Stuart House
Mount Stuart House is a country house on the east coast of the Isle of Bute. Its address puts it 4 km southeast of Rothesay. On the official register, it is a category A listed building.
Historic house near Rothesay
Just outside Rothesay
Mount Stuart House is 4 km southeast of Rothesay. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Rothesay has 151 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
Aim for June to August, when Rothesay reaches 17–18°C.
Mount Stuart House
8 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Within 15 km there are 23 more places to visit, starting with Rothesay Castle (5.5 km).
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 4 km southeast of Rothesay
- Official site
- mountstuart.com
Its place on the map
The places near Mount Stuart House are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns a short way from Mount Stuart House
Home to 10,916 people, Largs is the largest of these 5. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Rothesay
Largs
West Kilbride
Dunoon
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Mount Stuart House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rothesay | 4 km northwest of it | 4,206 | 7 |
| Largs | 9.8 km east of it | 10,916 | 10 |
| West Kilbride | 15 km southeast of it | 4,876 | 8 |
| Dunoon | 19 km north of it | 7,982 | 8 |
| Ardrossan | 21 km southeast of it | 10,338 | 6 |
Beyond Mount Stuart House
Around it, within 15 km, lie 23 more, including 7 castles and a cathedral.
CastleRothesay Castle5.5 km away2
CathedralCathedral of The Isles7.1 km away3
CastleKelburn Castle11 km away4CastleCastleWee Cumbrae Castle9.3 km away5
CastlePortencross Castle13 km away6
CastleKames Castle9.2 km away7
CastleSkelmorlie Castle11 km away8
CastleHunterston Castle12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Mount Stuart House
Where is Mount Stuart House?
Mount Stuart House is 4 km southeast of Rothesay, Argyll and Bute.
What is Mount Stuart House?
Country house on the east coast of the Isle of Bute, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Mount Stuart House?
June to August are the warmest months in Rothesay, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Mount Stuart House a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Mount Stuart House?
Within 15 km: Rothesay Castle (5.5 km), Cathedral of The Isles (7.1 km), Kelburn Castle (11 km) and Wee Cumbrae Castle (9.3 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Mount Stuart House: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rothesay Castle: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of The Isles: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelburn Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portencross Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kames Castle: Richard Dear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skelmorlie Castle: McGibbon & Ross, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunterston Castle: The original uploader was Dreamer84 at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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