Caol Ruadh Sculpture Park

Old Photographs Of Colintraive Argyll And Bute Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Colintraive, Scottish Gaelic: Caol an t-Snàimh, a village on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. The name Colintraive derives from Gaelic and means swimming strait or swimming narrows . In the past, cattle were swum over from the Isle of Bute to Colintraive on their way to the markets of lowland Scotland.. A ferry now provides the back door to the island. Bute played a major role during World War II, and its naval involvements were especially significant. HMS Cyclops was the depot ship for the 7th Submarine Flotilla and was home based in Rothesay Bay. A few miles further north at Port Bannatyne the luxury 88 bedroomed Kyles Hydro Hotel, overlooking the Port, was requisitioned by the Admiralty to serve as the HQ for midget submarine operations. In particular, it was from here that the top secret and audacious attack on the Tirpitz was masterminded. Much of the training of X-Craft submariners was undertaken in the waters around Bute, and especially in the secluded waters of Loch Striven to the north of Port Bannatyne. Bute at War. Bute accommodated many officers and NCOs of the Polish Armed Forces in the West. For over 60 years until the late 1990s Caol Ruadh, one of Colintraive's Victorian mansions set in a 20 acre estate, was used as a residential school for children from Glasgow with special educational needs.