General view from W showing War Memorial, Port Bannatyne, Bute

Description General view from W showing War Memorial, 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 137204

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. This War Memorial commemorates those from North Bute who died during both World Wars. It comprises a grey granite Celtic cross with knotwork pattern on a rubble base. The cross is inscribed 'In glorious memory of the men of North Bute who gave their lives for King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919'. Granite plaques with the names of those who died sit within three sides of teh base. Behind the cross is a rubble wall with flanking cast-iron lamps above plaques and a central panel inscribed '1939-1945' and the names of those who died in World War II. Below the WWII plaque is a further slate plaque inscribed 'To the memory of the young men of the Twelfth Flotilla Midget Submarines who trained here 1942-1945. Some died that you and I might live in freedom and peace'. Rothesay operated as a naval anchorage between 1940 and 1957. The island performed a range of duties during the war, including salvaging torpedoed vessels and being the home-base for submarine flotillas at Port Bannatyne, with Loch Striven being used for trials and training exercises. There was also a floating dock in Port Bannatyne.

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