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Rothesay

American

[roth-see, -sey] / ˈrɒθ si, -seɪ /

noun

a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.

Rothesay British

/ ˈrɒθsɪ /

noun

a town in SW Scotland, in Argyll and Bute, on the E coast of the Isle of Bute. Pop: 5017 (2001)

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Police Scotland were called to Rothesay Gardens in Weymss Bay at about 00:05.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

It is now home to about 6,500 people, with 4,000 in Rothesay.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

Mounzer quickly settled in Scotland with the help of locals in Rothesay - former strangers he now considers "family".

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

Away from the airwaves, she has worked as a columnist and is also the chair of the Rothesay Pavilion charity, a group set up to restore the arts venue on the Isle of Bute.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025

The Rothesay opened her season with renewed vigor on the 24th May, 1880.

From A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River by Cumberland, Barlow

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