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Kirk Dam
Kirk Dam is an impounding dam, located 1.5 kilometres south of Rothesay, and is separated by a causeway from the much larger Loch Fad to the south-west. It was built to provide water to the cotton mills of the town, and is now the habitat for a variety of marshland birds. The earthfill dam is 6 metres high and records show it was constructed in the late 18th century.
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Rothesay Academy
Rothesay Academy is a secondary school in the town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.
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Loch Ascog
Loch Ascog is a small reservoir on the east coast of the island of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The loch supplies water to the town of Rothesay and the fishing rights are held by the Isle of Bute Angling Association. Loch Ascog is 44.7 hectares (110 acres) in extent. To the west is the much larger Loch Fad.
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Victoria Hospital, Rothesay
Victoria Hospital is a health facility in High Street, Rothesay, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.
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Loch Fad
Loch Fad is a freshwater loch on the Isle of Bute in Scotland.
Its name means "long loch" in Scottish Gaelic. It lies on the Highland Boundary Fault.
Its surface area is 71 hectares (180 acres), fairly large for a freshwater loch on an island in Scotland.
It is the site of one of the largest rainbow trout cage farms in the UK.
In 2018, it was used for tests of Donald Campbell's boat, Bluebird.