Description: The Deed Box belonging to the Rothesay Cotton Mill Society which was instituted in 1792. The box is made of walnut with a brass plate on the lid. It required two keys to open it, each key being held by a different person, ensuring that there were always...
Description: A substantial padlock with its original key from the Tolbooth in Rothesay. The Tolbooth was the main municipal building in a Scottish burgh and would have a meeting room, courthouse and a jail. The second Rothesay Tolbooth was built in 1614, a bell-house...
Object: Kingarth Communion Token Date: 18th century Description: Communion token with KG for Kingarth and the date 1709. It is blank on the back. The Parish of Kingarth covered the south end of the island and the Kirk Session for Kingarth were responsible for deciding...
Object: Rothesay Communion Token Date: 18th century Description: Communion Token with ‘Ro’ for Rothesay and the date 1703. Although it is known that communion tokens were in use by the end of the 17th century, the earliest token known to exist for Rothesay Parish is...
Object: Pewter Communion Cup Date: 18th Century Description: Pewter communion cup, one of a pair. The cups are inscribed ‘Associate Congregation Rothesay 1786’ and there is also a flagon similarly inscribed. Rothesay is often written as ‘Rothsay’ on early items but in...
Object: Barone Road Mill Date: 19th C Description: This building on Barone Road, now the base for Bute Fabrics, was originally built as a cotton mill during the heyday of cotton production in Rothesay in the late18th- early 19th century. In 1882 the...
Object: Countermarked Coin from Rothesay Cotton Mills Date: 18th c Description: A cut half silver Spanish Real of Carlos III (these coins were popularly known as pieces of 8). It is over-stamped ‘Payable at Rothsay Mills 2/4’. Silver coinage was in short supply in the...
Object: Armed Association Badge Date: 18th Century Description: Metal Badge inscribed with the words ‘Armed Association 1798’. An Armed Association was formed in 1798 for local defence. The Sheriff Substitute submitted to a meeting of the Lieutenancy the names...
Object: Chess Piece Date: Medieval Description: A bone abstract chess piece, probably a knight. Chess pieces from Medieval Scotland are rare and are mainly from the west coast. This piece came from Rothesay Castle, which was completely out of use by the end of the...
Object: Masonic Jug Date: 18th c Description: Large cream-coloured jug with the spout missing, decorated with masonic emblems relating to the different degrees and orders of Freemasonry. This jug has seen a lot of use but is important because it was presented to...