See and do

Lochranza, a village on the Isle of Arran, boasts a dramatic castle, a distillery and plenty of wildlife in the surrounding area.

Portencross Castle two miles from West Kilbride. http://www.portencrosscastle.org.uk Open 11- 4 weekends, bank & school hols, Easter to end Sept. Free entry.

Bute has its fair share of mysterious stones and one of the easiest examples to find on the island is at the Blackpark Plantation.

Statuesque ruined 16th-century tower-house castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde

New Cumnock is a former mining town in East Ayrshire. It expanded during the 18th century; mining remained its main industry until pits closed in the 1960s.

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Horse Isle (Gaelic - Eilean nan Each) is an uninhabited island located in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland near the seaside town of Ardrossan.

The village of Dalrymple lies in the Doon Valley, on the north bank of the River Doon in East Ayrshire.

Whiting Bay is a popular tourist village located on the southern half of Arran, combining the best of modern and historical Scotland.

Brodick is the main village on the Isle of Arran, halfway along the east coast of the island.

The grounds of the Civic Centre is at least the third location of the Kirkhall Sundial.

Kildonan Castle stands in the small village of Kildonan on the southern coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. No longer accessible

Port Bannatyne is a coastal village on the Isle of Bute.

Kirkoswald is a small but picturesque village in South Ayrshire, located 4 miles south west of Maybole.

Sannox is a village on the east coast of Arran, with a curved beach and a striking mountainous backdrop with views of surrounding hills and glens.