Mount Stuart

I'm just back from a couple of nights camping on the Isle of Bute and we went to visit Mount Stuart House, one of the homes belonging to the Marquis of Bute. Even among the ranks of the British aristocracy, the Butes have a reputation for extravagance and tax avoidance on a grand scale. The family recently "found" a Shakespeare First Folio in Mount Stuart's library and I have it on very good authority that while the folio is unquestionably genuine, the story of it's sudden discovery is bullshit. Mount Stuart was built between 1879-1900 and it is so far over the top it's ridiculous. How's this for Neo Gothic bling?




Mount Stuart House
( How much marble can you fit in one house?! )