LOCHRANZA Lochranza
Lochranza H
idden at the bottom of the Boguille Hill is another one of the is-
land’s many beautiful villag- es.
Lochranza is surrounded on three sides by high imposing mountains that look down upon a 13th century ruined castle in the beautiful bay. The most northerly of Arran’s villages, Lochranza is in the northwest corner about 14 miles from Brodick. Such is the beauty of the vil- lage that it was celebrated in The Lord of the Isle by one of Scotland’s most famous writers, Sir Walter Scott. ‘On fair Lochranza steamed
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Summer night at Lochranza Photo: Avril McDonald, Troon
the early day, Thin wreaths of cottage smoke are upward curl’s From the lone hamlet, which her inland bay And her circling mountains sever from the world.’
The summer sunshine, beautiful blue sky, bright yel- low gorse in fl ower and the crystal clear refl ection of the majestic castle in the tranquil sea below will be etched in your memory forever. The
romantic setting of
Lochranza is home to a pop- ulation of iconic red deer and on the north shore grey seals can be seen all year round.
Soaring high above the vil- lage are golden eagles and oystercatchers, swans and cormorants are just a few of the wonders you see every- day in Lochranza.
In 1995 the Isle of Arran dis- tillery opened in Lochranza and since then it has become one of the island’s most pop- ular visitor attractions. Using only traditional meth- ods of distilling with wooden washbacks and copper stills designed to an exact specifi - cation, the distillery produces a whisky that is now distrib- uted all over the world. Following a tour of the dis- tillery, visitors can now en-
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