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See Scotland Information at my "places" web site for other areas in Scotland.

The Isle of Arran, Scotland
(Pronunciation: 'ar-&n)
 
The Isle of Arran is in Bute county part of the Strathclyde administrative area. It is included in the Ayrshire & Arran section of South of Scotland area at the Scottish Tourist Board.
The Isle of Arran is often called 'Scotland in miniature' for its range and wealth of scenery. Click on the maps and pictures below for expanded versions.

United Kingdom
Scotland

Arran & Scotland Information


Isle of Arran (click for larger view.)

(click for larger view.)
Maps: Arran at UK MultiMap.com
Ardrossan
Kilmory/Shannochie, Arran
Arran at UK Street Map
, Arran at U. Edenburgh at U. of Edinburgh.
See: www.geocities.com/dtmcbride/
places/europe/scotland_maps.html
Lodging: Hotels & Guest House List
Our 5th cousins (At generation 2) had several lodging options in the South.

Christine McBride has several guest cottages which you can rent by the week. See Shannochie Cottages: Barnstable
Tel: +44 (1770) 820 291

John McBride and Yvonne owned the Breadalbane Hotel, Kildonan till they sold it in 2007.
KA27 8SE
Tel: +44 (1770) 820 284

Food: Restaurant list at tastetrail.com

Weather: at the Weather Channel
Other: Brodick Yellow Pages

AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN TOURIST BOARD
15 Skye Road, Unit 2
Prestwick, KA9 2TE
Scotland, UK
TEL: (011 44) 1292 673 743 (see note 1) Sights:
Facts:
Access is a 12 mi. (55 Min.) ferry ride from Ardrossan.
Arran is 20 miles long and 56 miles around.
Of the island's 4500+ inhabitants, over 1000 live in the main port Brodick.

Scotland Information

This section has moved to www.geocities.com/dtmcbride/places/europe/scotland.html. See it for updated information.
Currency Exchange Rate: £ 1 = $1.67
a/o Jun. 2003 See: xe.net and oanda.com

Maps:
See: www.geocities.com/dtmcbride/
places/europe/scotland_maps.html

Weather: at VisitScotland
The Weather Channel: Edinburgh, Inverness,

Telephone Directories: White Pages
UK Yellow Pages
Note 1: To call Scotland or England from the US you need to drop the leading "0" usually listed on their web pages and dial 011 44 first. (011 - International Access Code, 44 - Country code for UK)
For the Tourist Board "(01506) 832121", dial "011 44 1506 832121"

Travel
History, Culture, etc
 Sample Travel Time/Distance
London to Edinburgh 403 mi. 6:45 hrs.
Edinburgh to Glasgow 45 mi. 1 hr.
London to Glasgow 405 mi. 6:30 hrs.
Glasgow to Arran 47 mi. 1:45 (incl Ferry)
Arran to Inverness (Lock Ness) 200 mi. 5 hrs (incl ferry )
Inverness to Edinburgh 157 mi. 3 1/4 hrs.
London to York 3 1/2 hrs.
York to Glasgow 213 mi. 3:45 hrs.
Carlisle to Ardrossan (Arran ferry) 2 hrs A74(M), A71
York to Leeds 45 min.
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last updated 10 Apr 2007