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King's Cave (Scottish Gaelic: Uamh an Rìgh) is the largest of a series of seafront caves north of Blackwaterfoot on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. [1] The caves were formed around 10,000 to 6,000 years ago during an ice age when the weight of an advancing glacier forced the land downward, so the sea was higher relative to the location of the cave, with high tide around 4 metres (13 ft) up ...
The Isle of Arran [7] (/ ˈ æ r ən /; Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at 432 square kilometres (167 sq mi).
It is located in the Shiskine valley in the south-west of the island. It is one of the smaller villages of Arran and home to one of Europe's two 12-hole golf courses. Nearby Drumadoon Point is home to the largest Iron Age fort on Arran. Further north is the King's Cave, reputed to be a hiding place of Robert the Bruce.
Carn Ban is situated in the southern part of Arran, and a walk of 4 miles (6 kilometres) is required to reach the site. [1] It is on a steep south-west facing slope in a forest clearing partly covered in grass. [2] It is considered as one of the most famous of the Neolithic long cairns of south-west Scotland. [1]
The Arran Coastal Way is a 107 kilometre long-distance trail that goes around the coastline of Arran in Scotland.As the route is circular, following the coastline of the island, it can be started and finished at any location, however in recognition of the fact that most visitors to the island arrive and depart via the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry a start/finish monument is located on the ...
The main axis of the cairn is north–south, the north end being wider with a concave facade. [2] The chamber is 6 metres long, and around 1 metre wide. [2] It was excavated in 1902, and among the artifacts recovered were pottery shards, flint knives, and leaf-shaped arrowheads. [2]
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The Whiting Bay Golf Club continues to operate, [5] as does the putting green. [2] The village also has a primary school, [6] a doctors' surgery [7] and a number of businesses catering for visitors such as an art gallery. [8] In the 2011 Census the population of Whiting Bay was 620. [9]