📌 Rothesay, Isle of Bute
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St Blane’s Church is found on the sparsely populated, southern headland of Bute – but it once served as the parish church for the entire island. Accessed by a narrow road followed by a short walk on foot, the 12th century ruins partially overlies an even older monastery dating to the 1500s and founded by St Catan.
🌍 Location
📌 Off minor road 2 mi southwest of Kilchattan Bay village, Isle of Bute
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 095534
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.736826,-5.035961
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park (don’t block gates) at 🧭 NS 093531 / 🛰️ 55.733375,-5.038839
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the car park it’s a 10-min (each way) uphill walk to the church on a grassy path through fields (⬤ Easy).
