Rothesay — ROTHESAY, a royal burgh, a sea port, the countytown, and a parish, in the county of Bute, 89 miles (W. by S.) from Edinburgh; containing, exclusive of the new civil parish of North Bute, and the village of PortBannatyne, 6056 inhabitants, of… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Liste des châteaux d'Argyll and Bute — Situation de l Argyll and Bute au sein de l Écosse. Cette liste recense les principaux châteaux du council area d Argyll and Bute en Écosse. Nom Type Date Condition … Wikipédia en Français
Port-Bannatyne — PORT BANNATYNE, a village, in the parish of Rothesay, county of Bute, 2 miles (N. E.) from the town of Rothesay; containing 326 inhabitants. This village, situated at the head of Kames bay, in the Frith of Clyde, takes its name from the family … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Port Bannatyne — is a coastal village on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. It is a popular harbour for yachts.It is approximately 2 miles north of Rothesay and 6 miles from Rhubodach. HistoryPort Bannatyne started in 1801 with the building of a small harbour on Kames… … Wikipedia
William Bannatyne, Lord Bannatyne — Sir William Macleod Bannatyne (26 January 1743 30 November 1833) was a distinguished Scottish lawyer and judge.BiographyThe son of Mr. Roderick Macleod, writer to the signet and Isabel (fl. 1736–1744), daughter of Hector Bannatyne of Kames. He… … Wikipedia
John Sterling (author) — John Sterling (20 July 1806 – 18 September 1844), was a British author.He was born at Kames Castle on the Isle of Bute. He belonged to a family of Scottish origin which had settled in Ireland during the Cromwellian period. His father was Edward… … Wikipedia
Edward Sterling — (1773 ndash; 1847) was a British journalist.He had been called to the Irish bar, but, having fought as a militia captain at the Battle of Vinegar Hill, afterwards volunteered with his company into the line. On the break up of his regiment he went … Wikipedia
STERLING, JOHN — a friend of Carlyle s, born at Kames Castle, Bute, son of Captain Sterling of the Times; studied at Glasgow and Cambridge; a man of brilliant parts and a liberal minded, but of feeble health; had Julius Hare for tutor at Cambridge, and became… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Enlightenment (The Scottish) — The Scottish Enlightenment M.A.Stewart INTRODUCTION The term ‘Scottish Enlightenment’ is used to characterize a hundred years of intellectual and cultural endeavour that started around the second decade of the eighteenth century. Our knowledge of … History of philosophy
Edinburgh — /ed n berr euh, bur euh/ or, esp. Brit., / breuh/, n. 1. Duke of. See Philip (def. 4). 2. a city in and the capital of Scotland, in the SE part: administrative center of the Lothian region. 470,085. * * * I City and council area (pop., 2001:… … Universalium
