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Castle and gardens
Brodick Castle
Former seat of the Dukes of Hamilton outside Brodick, now cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.
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Brodick, Lamlash and Whiting Bay: things to do
Places worth your time in Brodick, Lamlash and Whiting Bay
Top places
Things to do in Brodick, Lamlash and Whiting Bay
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Mountain
Goat Fell
Arran's highest point at 874 m; the National Trust for Scotland says it is a favourite of hill walkers and climbers.
Museum
Isle of Arran Heritage Museum
Island history museum on the main road in Brodick, founded in 1976; closed in winter, reopening on 24 March 2027.
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Glen
Glen Rosa
Glen near Goat Fell, leading into the granite hills north of Brodick.
Island
Holy Isle
Island about 3 km long inside Lamlash Bay, seen across the water from Lamlash.
Waterfall
Glenashdale Falls
Series of falls on the Glenashdale Burn, reached by a trail of about 4 km up the glen from Whiting Bay.
Neolithic tombs
Giants' Graves
Two Neolithic chambered tombs in a forest clearing, 120 m above the sea, overlooking Whiting Bay.
Ruined castle
Kildonan Castle
Ruined castle in the village of Kildonan on the south coast.
Neolithic cairn
Carn Ban
A 5,000-year-old Clyde-type chambered cairn, the only one on Arran left largely undisturbed; a four-mile hike from the road.
Photo credits
- Brodick, Lamlash and Whiting Bay (area photo): Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Brodick Castle: Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Goat Fell: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Holy Isle: Colin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Glenashdale Falls: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Giants' Graves: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kildonan Castle: Vincent van Zeijst, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Carn Ban: David G Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lochranza, Machrie and the south-west: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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