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After all the exercise the previous day I decided to take it a bit slower this day. I started the day with a quick visit to the Isle of Arran Distillery. Having been on various distillery tours I decided to skip the tour and just visited the distillery shop. I then continued to Lochranza Castle, or what's left of it. The castle is located on the shore of Loch Ranza on a piece of land jutting out into the mud flats. There isn't that much to see, but it's still worth a quick look. | |
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![]() ![]() According to legend Robert The Bruce hid in the cave and had his famous encounter with the persistent spider. According to most guide books the cave is locked and a key has to be obtained from the tourist office. However, when I was there the gate was unlocked and no lock in sight. The cave is quite mucky and damp, probably not a very nice place to live in. There are a few carvings on the walls, some quite old, but apart from that there isn't much to see. After taking a look at some of the other caves (there are several in the vicinity) I continued a little bit further south until I had the nice view below over The Doon and to Drumadoon Point. Occasionally the sun was breaking through, glistening on the water. After a while I decided to turn back to return to my car to continue my drive around Arran. |
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On my way back to my car I had a better view over Machir Bay with Beinn Bharrain in the background. Past Blackwaterfoot I continued south and then started to turn east. Looking south I could make out Ailsa Craig in the haze and when I reached the south-eastern tip of Arran I could see Pladda with its lighthouse.
The last stop on my drive around Arran was Lamlash with the view over to Holy Island. The last ferry was already gone, so I didn't visit Holy Island, which is now owned by Tibetan Buddhists. I had a quick look at Lamlash, but didn't stay too long. Finally I drove back to Corrie with a short stop in Brodick for some quick shopping. A nice day allowing me to relax for some more hillwalking the next day. |
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