LAGG AND KILMORY
Lagg
Lagg and Kilmory
he southern half of Arran is dramatically different to the north and visitors could be forgiven for thinking they’d travelled to a com- pletely different island. With its lush, green fi elds and steep cliffs high above white sandy beaches Arran’s sou- thend is particularly pictur- esque.
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The villages of Lagg and Kil- mory sit directly next to one another in the southwest cor- ner of Arran. Driving into Lagg down the steep hill it feels as though you’ve uncovered a hidden gem. Lagg is quite unusual because it is the only village on Arran that doesn’t have a view of the sea.
The sea is not far away 28
though. You can reach vari- ous cairns by following a for- est footpath near the bridge that takes the visitor along a riverbank to the sea. The Kilmory cairns are a set of Neolithic chambers in which skeletal remains and a fl int knife have been found. The Lagg hotel is one of the oldest on the island. Built in 1791, it was used as a coach- ing inn with a few bedrooms on the fi rst fl oor and today it
still retains that old world
charm whilst providing deli- cious gourmet food in a beau- tiful dining room.
Situated in a unique hollow, Lagg has never been short of admirers due to its choc- olate box setting and exten- sive gardens at the hotel.
Kilmory
Beautiful blossoms Photo: Allan Colquhoun
Over the years these gardens have been used to host ten- nis matches on the front lawn and was a famous setting for afternoon teas in the 1950s. Kilmory really begins at the top of the steep hill as you drive out of Lagg southwards. At the east end of the village is Torylinn creamery and shop. Visitors can watch award-win- ning Isle of Arran cheese be- ing made by hand in open vats from the viewing gallery. Kilmory Free Church lies off the road to your left just be- fore you pass the creamery. In here you’ll fi nd the origi- nal fi gurehead of the Bessie Arnold, a schooner that was wrecked just off Kilmory in December 1908. She was bound for Glasgow when she
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