Isle of Arran

The Isle of Arran is part of in southwest Scotland. It lies in the Firth of Clyde, the broad reach of sea southwest of Glasgow and enclosed by the Ayrshire coast to the east and the Kintyre peninsula to the west.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beinn Tarsuinn and Loch Iorsa.

Peak
is a mountain on the , . It is the southernmost of the four Corbetts on the island, lying between to the east and Glen Iorsa to the west. is situated 1½ miles north of Isle of Arran.

is situated 2½ miles west of Isle of Arran.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cladach and Home Farm.

Hamlet
Note: is a general Scottish Gaelic word for "beach" or "shore" and occurs in many Scottish placenames is a tiny settlement on the , . is situated 3½ miles east of Isle of Arran.

Locality
was the estate farm for . It now houses a series of tourist enterprises including a cheese shop and Arran Aromatics. This was the site of which was a kind of shanty town. is situated 3½ miles east of Isle of Arran.

Isle of Arran

Latitude
55.6° or 55° 36′ north
Longitude
-5.25° or 5° 15′ west
Population
4,630
Elevation
1,437 feet (438 metres)
Open location code
9C7PHQX2+X2
Geo­Names ID
2657023
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Isle of Arran” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Arran
  • Estonian: Arran
  • Finnish: Arran
  • French: Arran
  • German: Isle of Arran
  • Hungarian: Arran
  • Japanese: アラン島
  • Norwegian: Isle of Arran
  • Polish: Arran
  • Russian: Арран
  • Scottish Gaelic: Arainn
  • Swedish: Isle of Arran

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Localities in the Area

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