Rothesay

[ roth-see, -sey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.

Rothesay

/ ˈrɒθsɪ /

a town in SW Scotland, in Argyll and Bute, on the E coast of the Isle of Bute. Pop: 5017 (2001)

This gave the Rothesay a good handicap and one which enabled her to longer continue a contest.

The Rothesay always moved down in order to get as close as she could, frequently we had to warn her to keep further away.

At Lewiston things went easier, yet even here the Rothesay would edge back down the front.

Down by the water's brink, outlined against the moonlit waves, stood the dark towers of Rothesay Castle.

Instead of being king in Bute, he was a prisoner in the deepest dungeon of Rothesay Castle.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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