What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rothesay Castle: Eilean Beag, Nave Island, Islay, Atlantic as Motor Ship (20th Century)-(1940), Steamship (20th Century)-(1940). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The *Rothesay Castle* was a steam-powered motor ship built in the early 20th century and active by 1940. It was lost in the Atlantic near Islay, Scotland, likely due to storm or shipwreck conditions common in the region, though details of lives or cargo lost remain unrecorded; its significance lies in contributing to Scotland’s maritime and industrial heritage.
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Places near here
Eilean BeagIsland · 675 yd
Port na MuicBay · 998 yd
Tràigh NòstaigBeach / strand · 1049 yd
Islay, ArdnaveLazy Beds (post Medieval) · 1226 yd
Tràigh nam FuaranBeach / strand · 1577 yd
Islay, Ardnave HouseFarmhouse (18th Century) (1750) · 1.1 mi
Islay, Port Bhreac - AchaidhShieling Hut (post Medieval) · 1.2 mi
Islay, Ardnave LochCauseway (period Unknown), Crannog (period Unknown)(possible) · 1.3 mi
Ardnave PointHeadland · 1.4 mi
KillinallanNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
Exmouth MemorialMemorial · 3.3 mi
Islay, Eas LathanCave (period Unassigned) · 4.2 mi