Argyle, Arran and the Isles
With a vast mainland and home to 23 inhabited islands, the scenery and landscape in Argyll & the Isles will take your breath away. Arran which means "The Peaked Island" in Gaelic, is a small island off the West Coast of Scotland and lies in the Firth of Clyde. Arran is often referred to as 'Scotland in Miniature', and captures many aspects of the beauty of Scotland as a whole, with landscapes of towering granite peaks to peaceful sandy bays.
Kintyre was once described as Scotland's only "Main Island" as the peninsula would be an island, were it not for the short isthmus at Loch Tarbert.
Read MoreKintyre was once described as Scotland's only "Main Island" as the peninsula would be an island, were it not for the short isthmus at Loch Tarbert.
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Cleiteadh nan Sgarbh - Isle of Arran
The raised beach facing the Kilbrannan Sound southeast of Torr Righ Mor on the west coast of Arran has a wealth of rounded boulders; many have been piled into small cairns up to 3 or 4 feet high. In 2005 someone passing the area noted "It's a clever balancing act, and they surely can't survive a good gale". Well they have as I can vouch for five years on.
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