furniture in this room: the chairs are from Whytock and Reid. Security and incidents In 2002, a drunken woman was able to enter Bute House and attend a private function that was taking place within Bute House. During this incident, neither then-First Minister Jack McConnell nor his wife were in residence at Bute House. In 2004, it was reported, incorrectly, that a bomb had been found close to Bute House whilst McConnell was serving as First Minister. After an investigation, it was concluded that the suspect was indeed carrying nothing that could be deemed harmful, and was later sectioned under the Mental Health Act. In 2016, a man walked up to the front door of Bute House and began to shout abuse, asking if Nicola Sturgeon was inside the building. Sturgeon was not in residence at Bute House during this incident, but the man was later found guilty of two charges of breach of the peace. As a result of further restrictions to tackle rising COVID-19 cases in Scotland, 70 protesters gathered outside Bute House to protest against further restrictions in Scotland, claiming that it was a "conspiracy theory". Four men were later arrested for breaking the coronavirus lockdown restrictions that were currently in place within the Edinburgh area at the time of the protest. Notes References Gifford, John; McWilliam, Colin & Walker, David (1984). Edinburgh: The Buildings of Scotland. (Pevsner Architectural Guides.) New Haven: Yale University Press. . Paton, Hugh (1842). A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings by the late John Kay. Edinburgh: Hugh Paton. Youngson, A. J. (2001). The Companion Guide to Edinburgh and the Borders. Companion Guides. . External links Office of the First Minister of Scotland The Scottish Government History at Random Blog: The History of Bute House – Home to the First Minister of Scotland Houses completed in 1805 Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh Government buildings in Edinburgh New Town, Edinburgh 19th century in Scotland Official residences in the United Kingdom Government buildings in Scotland Listed houses in Scotland Listed government buildings in Scotland 1805 establishments in Scotland National Trust for Scotland properties