Buteshire Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Scotland Archives and Libraries page.

Archives
Argyll and Bute Archives Lochgilphead Community Centre Manse Brae Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8QU UK Telephone: 01546 604778 Email: [mailto:archives@liveargyll.co.uk archives@liveargyll.co.uk] Website
 * To help the family history researcher we have created a dedicated Family History section in our search room. Here you will find copies of the records that people have found most useful for tracing their ancestors, including monumental inscriptions and lists of men who might be liable for military service. Once you have finished looking at these we may be able to suggest other records that might be of use to you. These include Registers of Electors, Valuation Rolls, poor relief records, school admission registers and estate records.

- Bute Archive at Mount Stuart Mount Stuart Rothesay PA20 9LR UK Telephone: 01700 503877 Email: [mailto:ArchiveEnquiries@mountstuart.com ArchiveEnquiries@mountstuart.com] Website: Bute Archive at Mount Stuart

Libraries
Arran Library Main Street Brodick, Isle Of Arran KA27 8DL UK Telephone: 01770 302835 Email: [mailto:arranlibrary@north-ayrshire.gov.uk arranlibrary@north-ayrshire.gov.uk] Website: Arran Library Website #2: Arran Library

Millport Library Garrison House The Garrison Millport, Isle Of Cumbrae KA28 0DG UK Telephone: 01475 530742 Email: [mailto:millportlibrary@north-ayrshire.gov.uk millportlibrary@north-ayrshire.gov.uk] Website: Millport Library Website #2: Millport Library

Rothesay Library Stuart St Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 0BX UK Telephone: 01700 503266 Email: [mailto:rothesaylibrary@liveargyll.co.uk rothesaylibrary@liveargyll.co.uk] Website: Rothesay Library

For a list of Buteshire libraries, go to List of libraries in Scotland in Wikipedia. Scroll down to Argyll and Bute and there will also be some that are now in North Ayrshire. The parishes in historic Buteshire are listed in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

Museums
Bute Museum 7 Stuart St Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 0EP UK Telephone: 01700 505067 Email: [mailto:info.butemuseum@gmail.com info.butemuseum@gmail.com] Website: Bute Museum

Isle of Arran Heritage Museum RosaburnBrodick, Isle of Arran KA27 8DP UK Telephone: 01770 302636 Email: [mailto:info@arranmuseum.co.uk info@arranmuseum.co.uk] Email #2: [mailto:tom.macleod@arranmuseum.co.uk tom.macleod@arranmuseum.co.uk] Website: Isle of Arran Heritage Museum Website #2: Isle of Arran Heritage Museum

Museum of the Cumbraes Garrison House College Street Millport, Isle Of Cumbrae KA28 0DG UK Telephone: 01475 464174 Email: [mailto:naheritage@north-ayrshire.gov.uk naheritage@north-ayrshire.gov.uk] Website: Museum of the Cumbraes

For a long list of Buteshire museums, go to List of museums in Scotland in Wikipedia. Scroll down to Argyll and Bute and there will also be some that are now in North Ayrshire. The parishes in historic Buteshire are listed in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.