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High Corrie: Some Lesser Known Memories
Personal reflections from Peter Finlay The small group of white cottages that shine for you on the lower slopes of Goatfell as you cross the Firth on your way to Arran is…
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A brief history of travel and (the old) Brodick pier
With the summer tourist season coming to a close, and in the context of the demolition of the old pier, Arran resident Jim Henderson has written an historical account of travel to…
An Ormidale Tale
As a new chapter of the Scotland’s Year of Stories was announced last month, here is a lovely piece of Arran history from the Ayrshire Heritage and Cultural Services Facebook page on…
Tuesday Talks at the Arran Heritage Museum
The Isle of Arran Heritage Museum is inviting different speakers throughout the season to their new Garden Room facility for Tuesday Talks on a variety of different aspects of the history and…
Sannox and the Macmillans
In a secluded spot on the Isle of Arran stands an attractive church which has a strong Macmillan association and which this year celebrates its 200th anniversary. Sannox Congregational Church was built…
Robert the Bruce 1st of Scotland – part 4
Claiming Independence and being King of Scotland
Robert de Brus 1st of Scotland – part three
Arriving in Arran
Malvina’s Grave and Ossian’s Arran – part two
Featured image shows Malvina’s grave with Drumadoon beyond. Photo credit: Charles Currie. Malvina was the eldest daughter of Toscar of Lutha, described in the poem as “The white armed daughter of Toscar”.…
Malvina’s Grave and Ossian’s Arran
A talk by Charles Currie given at the Arran Saltire Society's meeting on 23rd February 2022, published in two parts in the Voice - Charles Currie, farmed Drumadoon Farm from 1972 until…
Robert de Brus 1st of Scotland part two
The Brus Confrontation with John III Comyn by Jim Henderson
Robert de Brus 1st of Scotland
Part One - Early history of the Brus family Sir Robert de Brus, 7th Lord of Annandale and King of Scotland from 1307 - 1329 The story of Bruce and the King’s…