View from SE showing bus shelter and Quay, Marine Road, Port Bannatyne, Bute

Description View from SE showing bus shelter and Quay, Marine Road, Port Bannatyne, Bute

Date 22/5/2012

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number DP 136449

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Originally known as Kamesburgh, Port Bannatyne grew up as a fishing village to the north-west of the main town of Rothesay. However, during the 19th century, when Rothesay's popularity as a tourist destination and a pleasant place to live by the seaside was at its peak, the town stretched out to join up the coastal strip between Port Bannatyne in the north-west and Ascog in the south-east. There have been a number of quays servicing Port Bannatyne during its existence. This is the first quay, which was built of rubble sandstone in 1801, probably to serve the local fishing fleet. Major repairs were carried out in 1962, when the quay was resurfaced with concrete, and this shelter was built for bus passengers awaiting transport to other parts of the island. Port Bannatyne became one of the main stopping points for visitors to the island in the mid 1800s, and a new steamer quay was built in 1857 further to the east, along Shore Road. Steamers eventually stopped coming to Port Bannatyne once it was linked to Rothesay town centre by the horse-dram tramway in 1879. The area's popularity for visitors has been given a boost with the creation in 2009 of a new marina on its western edge alongside the boatbuilding yard.

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