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Rothesay is the main town on the Isle of Bute, reached by a 35-minute ferry from Wemyss Bay and set around a wide bay with a medieval castle at its centre.

The town was one of Scotland's most popular Victorian seaside resorts and retains much of its grand seafront architecture, including the ornate Victorian toilets on the pier that have become a visitor attraction in their own right.

Properties include imposing Victorian villas along the seafront, traditional tenements and stone terraces in the town centre and modern housing on the outskirts.

Rothesay has a high school, a hospital, supermarkets and local shops and serves as the island's main service centre.

Many of the grand Victorian properties require ongoing restoration and maintenance, creating steady demand for tradespeople with experience in period buildings and coastal weatherproofing.

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Argyll and Bute is a vast council area on Scotland's western seaboard, stretching from the Cowal peninsula and the shores of Loch Lomond to the Atlantic islands of Mull, Islay, Jura, Bute and Tiree - a landscape of sea lochs, mountains and some of the longest coastline of any local authority in Britain.

Oban is the main town and the gateway to the islands, a busy harbour where CalMac ferries depart for Mull, Coll, Tiree, Colonsay and beyond. Helensburgh and Dunoon serve the Cowal and Rosneath communities closer to Glasgow, while Campbeltown at the tip of Kintyre, Lochgilphead in mid-Argyll, Inveraray on Loch Fyne and Rothesay on Bute each act as local centres for their surrounding areas.

The economy is shaped by tourism, whisky, fishing and farming. Islay alone is home to nine working distilleries and draws visitors from around the world, while the wider region's seafood industry - salmon farming, shellfish and traditional fishing - is a major employer. The landscapes of Mull, the Trossachs fringe and the Kintyre coast attract walkers, sailors and wildlife enthusiasts throughout the year.

Ferries are the lifeline of the area, connecting island and peninsula communities to the mainland and to each other. CalMac services run from Oban, Kennacraig, Gourock and Wemyss Bay, while road links depend on the A82, A83 and A85 trunk roads - routes that wind through some of the most scenic driving in Scotland but can be challenging in winter.

Argyll and Bute has a distinctive character shaped by its maritime heritage, Highland culture and scattered communities. It is a place where wild landscape and close-knit towns sit side by side, offering a quality of life that draws people looking for space, scenery and a strong sense of community.