Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical and historical . on the W side of thebay, where Skeoch Wood borders the road for somedistance. At some parts, though beyond Rothesayproper, this line of houses is doubled ; and within thelimits of the burgh the steep slope in the SE of thetown is occupied by houses that rise above each otherin terraces. As the old song has it— The great lilack liills, like slcepin kingg,Sit grand roun Rothesay Bay;and the views commanded from points upon its shoresare singularly fine. The stretch of water outward fromth
Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical and historical . on the W side of thebay, where Skeoch Wood borders the road for somedistance. At some parts, though beyond Rothesayproper, this line of houses is doubled ; and within thelimits of the burgh the steep slope in the SE of thetown is occupied by houses that rise above each otherin terraces. As the old song has it— The great lilack liills, like slcepin kingg,Sit grand roun Rothesay Bay;and the views commanded from points upon its shoresare singularly fine. The stretch of water outward fromthe bay has been described by Delta as fairer thanthat of which Naples makes her boast The coast ofCowal, immediately opposite, is adorned with the man-sion and pleasure-grounds of Castc-Toward, and is over-hung in the distance by lofty mountain masses, stretch-ing away to the rugged peaks of the Duke of ArgyllsBowling-Green; to the NF are seen the pleasant hillsof Renfrewshire; and northward one looks into the sternHighland recess of Loch Striven. Sweet Rothesay Bay Inverlochy Castle, Kt. Blancs Chapel, Loch Fad, Rothesay. ROTHESAY ROTHESAY itself is beautiful. In any weather and under any cir-cumstances it would attract the eye, but it looks its bestunder a bright summer sun, with its blue waters dottedwith skiffs and white-sailed yachts, and ploughed bythe keels of gaily-crowded steamers. The town, as seen from the bay, is picturesque, thevillas especially adding to the ornamental commercial and business parts of the burgh arechiefly congregated at the head of the bay, immedi-ately behind the harbour and quay, or along the lineof the High Street, which, contrary to the usualprecedent, does not extend along the shore, but directlyinland. An open space between the inner harbour andthe coast end of High Street is known as GuildfordSquare. Thence towards the W bay runs VictoriaStreet, and to the E bay Albert Place and East PrincesStreet; while th
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