Straad Village, Isle of Bute
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Straad Village, Isle of Bute
Image: © Barbara Carr Taken: 22 Apr 2009
Straad is a Viking word for 'street'. Up till the end of the 19th century, Straad was a vibrant place with its own sheltered anchorage on nearby St Ninian's Bay - it also had a mill, a smithy (which was housed in the building on the right of this picture), a cooperage, a joinery, and two inns.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.811951
Longitude
-5.124579