The Colintraive Hotel (also known as The Colintraive) is a hotel and pub in Colintraive, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It was formerly a hunting lodge for John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute.[1] It stands a few yards from the eastern shores of the Kyles of Bute and the ferry crossing of the 400-yard gap to Rhubodach on Bute, currently provided by the MV Loch Dunvegan.
| Colintraive Hotel | |
|---|---|
 The building in 2011 | |
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| Alternative names | The Colintraive |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel and restaurant |
| Address | Colintraive Argyll and Bute |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°55′26″N 5°09′02″W / 55.92381°N 5.1505454°W |
| Completed | 19th century |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  Garelochhead |
| Website | |
| www | |
Jazz guitarist Ken Sykora owned the hotel for around five years during the 1970s.[2][3][4]
In the 1880s, the hotel was owned by Andrew Turner.[5] In the 1890s, it was owned by a Mrs Turner.[6]
Gallery edit
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Carving detail above the main entrance -
John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute's ammunition chest inside the hotel -
View of the Kyles of Bute from the sitting area in front of the main entrance
References edit
- ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
- ^ French, Phillip (20 May 2012). "The Man with the Jazz Guitar – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ "Ken Sykora - The Man with the Jazz Guitar". Five Feet Films. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ Not Quite Altogether Now!, Tony Currie (2012) ISBN 9781906476939
- ^ Summer Tours in Scotland: Glasgow to the Highlands. "Royal Route", Via Crinan and Caledonian Canals, with Time Tables and List of Fares, David MacBrayne Ltd. (1882)
- ^ Summer Tours in Scotland: Glasgow to the Highlands, David MacBrayne Ltd. (1893)
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