Lochdean

Lochdean is a chalet in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Lochdean is situated nearby to Lochranza distillery, as well as near the sports venue Lochranza Centre CIC.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lochranza distillery and Lochranza Castle.

Lochranza distillery

Distillery

Photo: paul birrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochranza distillery is a whisky distillery in Lochranza, Scotland, on the Isle of Arran. It primarily releases its whisky under the Arran name. In 1994 Arran Distillers Ltd. was founded by Harold Currie, former director of Chivas and a D-Day veteran, with the intention of building a distillery on Arran. Lochranza distillery is situated 1,000 feet east of Lochdean.

Lochranza Castle

Castle

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lochranza Castle is an L-plan fortified tower house situated on a promontory in Lochranza, on the northern part of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. Most of the current structure was built in the 16th century. Lochranza Castle is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Lochdean.

Torr Meadhonach

Peak

Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Torr Meadhonach is a hill 332 metres high at the northernmost part of the Isle of Arran in western Scotland, east of the village of Lochranza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lochranza and Catacol.

Lochranza

Village

Photo: Markarianuk, Public domain.

The Isle of Arran is part of Ayrshire 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.