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The island, in pictures.

Aerial view of the Kyles of Bute and the island's farmland from the air
The blue and white shelter on the shore at Ardbeg, looking across to the Argyll hills
The ruins of St Blane's Chapel near Kingarth in summer
The red sandstone Gothic front of Mount Stuart House above its lawn
The circular curtain wall and water-filled moat of Rothesay Castle
The paddle steamer Waverley passing Rothesay Bay on the Firth of Clyde
Golfer on the high course at Port Bannatyne overlooking the Kyles of Bute
Rothesay's Victorian seafront terraces seen from the Firth of Clyde
Kilchattan Bay on the Isle of Bute, with rust-coloured sand, rock pools and a calm south-east coast view
Green farmland running down to a sandy bay on the south-west coast of Bute
Old stone pier and shingle beach on Bute, looking across to the mainland hills
Red autumn maple in an island garden above the water
A small waterfall under an old stone bridge in Bute woodland
Green and red flag on a coastal golf course beside the sea on Bute
Sunset over calm water and a wooden jetty on the Isle of Bute
Buttock Point at the northern tip of Bute in soft evening light over the Kyles
Yacht at anchor off Bute at sunset on the Firth of Clyde
Rothesay's shoreline and terraces on a grey spring day
Aerial view of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute with the Calmac ferry berthed at the pier
Low tide at Rothesay Bay on the Isle of Bute, with clear shallows and the seafront terraces beyond
Fishing boats reflected in the still water of Rothesay harbour on a clear winter morning
Rothesay's Victorian villas and wooded hillside seen from the Firth of Clyde
Aerial view of a stone mansion and its lawns above the shore road at Rothesay, Isle of Bute
Two rowing boats pulled up on a Bute shingle beach at dawn, with the hills across the water
Autumn colours above the Kyles of Bute, looking over the water to the Argyll hills
A yacht sailing past Bute seen through beech trees, ferns and foxgloves on the shore path
Aerial view of a country house in gardens beside the coast road on the Isle of Bute
Scalpsie Bay on the Isle of Bute, with its curving sandy beach, gorse-covered hillside and the Arran hills across the water
The Scalpsie Bay viewpoint interpretation board on the Isle of Bute, looking down over the beach and farmland to the sea
Stravanan Bay on the Isle of Bute, with pale sand, marram grass dunes and the Arran hills on the horizon
Aerial view of St Ninian's Bay on the Isle of Bute, with tidal sands, green pasture and the mainland hills across the water
The turquoise water and white sand beach of St Ninian's Bay on the Isle of Bute under a bright summer sky
Aerial view of Ettrick Bay on the Isle of Bute, with wide sandy flats, shallow pools and green farmland rolling down to the shore
The old wooden shipwreck resting on the sand at Ettrick Bay, Isle of Bute, with visitors walking the beach and green hills behind
The red sandstone roofline and turret of Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute, with the Saltire flying above
The Saltire flying from the tower of Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute against a clear blue sky
The Rock Garden pond at Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute, with water lilies and acers turning red in autumn
Water lilies and ferns in a shaded garden pond in the grounds of Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute
Ferns and grasses crowding a still garden burn in the woodland gardens on the Isle of Bute
Horses grazing beside a dry stone wall and ripening barley field in the countryside of the Isle of Bute
A quiet country crossroads on the Isle of Bute in summer, with flowers, barley fields and windswept oak trees
The grassy shore path on the Mount Stuart estate, Isle of Bute, running under beech trees beside the Firth of Clyde
Red sandstone rocks and blue water framed by trees on the east coast shore path of the Isle of Bute
A small harled chapel beside the shore path on the Isle of Bute, with the mainland hills across the water
A carved Celtic cross and old gravestones beside a red sandstone chapel on the Isle of Bute
Row of Victorian seafront villas backed by woodland on the Isle of Bute, seen from the water
Shore road and grasses looking along the sands to the village at Kilchattan Bay, Isle of Bute
Domed circular stone building on the seafront with the hills of the Firth of Clyde beyond, Isle of Bute
Green farmland and hedged fields sloping down to a sandy bay on the west coast of the Isle of Bute
Yacht at anchor in golden sunset light off the Isle of Bute in the Firth of Clyde
Grass and volcanic rock shoreline with sunlight sparkling on the Firth of Clyde, Isle of Bute
Shell-sand beach and tidal pool with the mainland hills beyond, Isle of Bute
Small waterfall on a wooded burn beside an old sandstone bridge on the Isle of Bute
Small stone jetty, shingle beach and gulls with the mainland hills across the Firth of Clyde, Isle of Bute
Ivy-clad ruined church tower framed by an old sycamore on the Isle of Bute
Bleached driftwood trunk on a rocky shingle shore with sunlight on the Firth of Clyde, Isle of Bute
Whitewashed cottage with a conservatory above the rocky shore on the east coast of the Isle of Bute
View through ivy-covered trees and old stonework to a village across the water, Isle of Bute
Sandy shore, red sandstone rocks and the Firth of Clyde at Kerrycroy on the Isle of Bute
Whitewashed single-storey estate cottage beside the green at Kerrycroy, Isle of Bute
Lone wind-shaped tree above a shingle beach on the east coast of the Isle of Bute
Disused sandstone church with a bell tower standing in a wildflower meadow on the Isle of Bute
Red telephone box and island bus on a wooded village road on the Isle of Bute
White cottages and a half-timbered house around the village green at Kerrycroy, Isle of Bute
Red-roofed half-timbered estate cottage facing the green at Kerrycroy, Isle of Bute
Sandy beach and stone jetty at Kerrycroy looking across the Firth of Clyde from the Isle of Bute
Blue water and the Ayrshire hills seen from the shore at Kerrycroy, Isle of Bute
Late-summer flower borders and clipped beech hedges in the walled garden at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute
Rose beds inside the walled garden at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute
Tall purple cardoon flowers against a blue sky in the gardens at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute
Stone statue of Christ with arms outstretched above the Firth of Clyde at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute
Sunbeams breaking through tall cedars over the Christ statue on the Mount Stuart estate, Isle of Bute
Avenue of pleached lime trees in the formal gardens at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute
Clipped beech hedges and a mown grass walk in the gardens at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute
Late-summer grasses and perennial borders beside the Victorian glasshouse at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute
Globe artichokes in purple flower in the walled kitchen garden at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute
A weathered marble statue on a lawn ringed by tall trees on the Mount Stuart estate, Isle of Bute
Golden acers and ferns above a garden burn at Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute in autumn
A still garden burn reflecting blue sky between ferns and cotoneaster at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute