PIRNMILL & MACHRIE
Pirnmill Machrie
Pirnmill and Machrie
rran has many smaller villages that are often undiscovered by visi- tors making their way around the island. Pirnmill is fl anked by the sat- ellite clachans of Lenimore, Thunderguy and Auchamore to the north and Altgolach, Whitefarland, Banliken and Imacher to the south. Pirnmill, with its well-stocked village shop and the Light- house Tearoom, is well worth a visit. From Thunderguy you can follow the steep path up the hillside to Coire-Fhionn Lo- chan, a magnifi cent volcanic loch with views across Kin-
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tyre to Islay and Jura. The original settlement of Penrioch sprawls along the braes above the shore. In the early days the villagers made a living from fi shing, croft- ing, some illicit distilling and smuggling and later on from working the pirn or bobbin mill that stood until 1840. As larger homes were built along the shore the village became a lively holiday cen- tre with tennis courts, put- ting green, golf course and ceilidhs in what is now the Lighthouse restaurant. Travelling south through Pirn- mill the views of the Mull of Kintyre are breathtaking.
Following the road high above Whitefarland past the charming Imachar Farm you can see for miles on a clear day as you leave the north of Arran behind.
Machrie is not so much a vil- lage but a number of small clachans
spread across a
relatively large area of the west of arran. There is no shop or post of- fi ce but there is a tearoom in what used to be the village hall.
Driving south into Machrie you’ll pas the magnifi cent Dougarie Lodge on the left. It’s an imposing white house hidden in Glen Iorsa and was
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