Lochranza distillery
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.Photo: paul birrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Distillery
- Description: whisky distillery in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Arran distillery” and “Isle of Arran Distillery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lochranza Castle and Torr Meadhonach.
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 4,200 feet northwest of Lochranza distillery.
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.
Creag Ghlas Laggan
Peak
Creag Ghlas Laggan is a hill on the Isle of Arran in south-western Scotland. It is the highest point of the seven-mile-long ridge of land that runs north-west to south-east between the A841 road and the Sound of Bute in the north-eastern part of the island. Creag Ghlas Laggan is situated 2 miles east of Lochranza distillery.
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.
Catacol
Village
Photo: Wendy Kirkwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Catacol is a small village on the Isle of Arran, in the council area of North Ayrshire, Scotland. Catacol is situated 2 miles west of Lochranza distillery.
Sannox
Village
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sannox is a village on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilbride. The name comes from the name the Vikings gave to the area, Sandvik, meaning the Sandy Bay. Sannox is situated 5 miles southeast of Lochranza distillery.
Lochranza distillery
- Categories: whisky distillery, industry, tourism, tourist attraction, and workshop
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.69763° or 55° 41′ 52″ northLongitude
-5.27582° or 5° 16′ 33″ westOperator
Isle of Arran Distillers LtdOpen location code
9C7PMPXF+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 666348376OpenStreetMap feature
craft=distilleryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q699163
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chuvash to Turkish—“Lochranza distillery” goes by many names.
- Chuvash: “Arran (виски)”
- Chuvash: “Arran”
- Czech: “Isle of Arran”
- Danish: “Arran Destillery”
- Danish: “Lochranza”
- Dutch: “Arran distilleries”
- Dutch: “Arran Single Malt”
- French: “Arran (whisky)”
- French: “Arran (Whisky)”
- French: “Arran”
- German: “Lochranza Destillerie”
- German: “Lochranza”
- Japanese: “アラン蒸留所”
- Low German: “Arran”
- Polish: “Arran (whisky)”
- Polish: “Arran”
- Swedish: “Arran Distillery”
- Turkish: “Arran damıtım evi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lochranza Community Fire Station and Lochranza Centre CIC.
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