 view gallery SW15.8 km
|   Rivet - Uiskentuie Strand - Conisby - Argyll And Bute - UK
in U.K. and Ireland Trigpoints Rivet and arrow cuts on top of milestone. posted by:  BenchmarkTraveller location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 09/10/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery NE49.2 km
|  Cairn, Kilmartin Valley, Argyll, Scotland
in Cairns Nether Largie South Cairn in Kilmartin Valley in Argyll Scotland. posted by:  wldangel location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 01/23/2012 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE50.5 km |  Kilmartin Museum - Kilmartin, Scotland
in History Museums Visit Scotland's "richest prehistoric landscape!" posted by: DnRseekers location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 09/01/2014 last visited: 05/08/2014 |
 view gallery E52.3 km
|  Catacol Hotel Post Box - Isle of Arran, Ayrshire UK
in Victorian Post Boxes A small ex-fishing village stands beside Catacol Bay and there is a hotel of the same name. Mounted within its roadside wall is this box. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/26/2008 last visited: 07/31/2014 |
 view galleryE52.3 km |  Anchor - Catacol, Isle of Arran, Ayrshire UK
in Anchors A small, white anchor in Catacol on the Isle of Arran. Nearby is a line of houses built for the fishing village, and the Catacol Bay Hotel. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/28/2008 last visited: 07/31/2014 |
 view galleryE52.6 km |  Sailor's Grave - Lochranza, Isle of Arran, UK
in Out of Place Graves Along the raised shore on the north of the Isle of Arran lies this grave. As a suspected cholera victim he was refused burial in Lochranza churchyard. His resting place overlooks the Sound he no doubt sailed up. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/29/2008 last visited: 07/29/2019 |
 view galleryE53.3 km |  Claonaig Ferry - Lochranza, Isle of Arran, Ayrshire, UK
in Ferries and Ferry Landings Arran is a delightful island in the Firth of Clyde in SW Scotland. The main route is Ardrossan-Brodick, however, a useful small ferry runs from the north of the island across to the Kintyre peninsula. This makes for a great trip out to the west. posted by: martlakes location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 03/28/2008 last visited: 07/29/2019 |
 view galleryE53.6 km |  Newton Point - Lochranza, Isle of Arran, UK
in Orientation Tables Newton Point is an interesting site for geologists and part of the coastal walk around Arran. It forms the NE side of Lochranza and provides an excellent view across the sound. A viewpoint has been established. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 04/08/2008 last visited: 07/15/2012 |
 view galleryE53.9 km |  Lochranza, Isle of Arran, UK
in Nautical Flag Poles A nautical flag pole in a private garden next to the road through the village. The house overlooks the loch and the castle. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/25/2008 last visited: 07/29/2019 |
 view galleryE53.9 km |  Hutton's Unconformity - Lochranza, Isle of Arran, UK
in Places of Geologic Significance One of the most famous places in the study of geology and the history of the earth. James Hutton found evidence here that helped him develop his revolutionary theories about the earth, and which led to the modern science of geology. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 03/28/2008 last visited: 07/24/2012 |
 view galleryE54.1 km |  Lochranza Castle - Isle of Arran, Ayrshire UK
in Castles A 13th century hallhouse converted into a towerhouse in the 15th century, abandoned by the 19th century. It sits on a shingle spit projecting into the bay, forming a focal point for the village. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 04/24/2008 last visited: 07/29/2019 |
 view gallery N54.4 km
|  Old Gas Engine, Marble Quarry, Iona, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
in Preserved Machines on Public Display Not used since the end of WWI, this gas engine is one of Fielding and Platt's early models. posted by: greysman location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 10/24/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryN54.4 km |  The Marble Quarry, Iona, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
in Active Quarries Not used since the end of WWI, this quarry was famous for its fine quality green-veined marble, used the world over. posted by: greysman location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 10/24/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryN54.6 km |  St.Columba's Bay Labyrinth, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
in Labyrinths A classical labyrinth of seven circuits at the head of St.Columba's Bay, Port na Curaich. posted by: greysman location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 09/06/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryN56 km |  A combined War Memorial on the road to Martyr's Bay, Iona, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.
in World War I Memorials and Monuments A neat cross and memorial alongside the road to Martyr's Bay, south of the Village, Baile Mòr. posted by: greysman location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 08/23/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryN56 km |  Isle of Iona Community Fire Station, Stèisean Smàlaidh I Chaluim Chille.
in Firehouses This new, purpose built community fire station opened at Martyrs bay in December 2006. posted by: greysman location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 09/04/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryE56 km |  Mile 45 - Isle of Arran, Ayrshire UK
in Milestones There are 55 milestones on the coast road around the island. This is number 45, just south of Lochranza in the north of the island. posted by: martlakes location: United Kingdom date approved: 04/07/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryN56 km | The Iona Island Ferry, Argyll & Bute, Scotland. in Ferries and Ferry Landings The MV Loch Buidhe is the ferry plying between Fionnphort on Mull and the Island of Iona. posted by: greysman location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 09/14/2013 last visited: 09/13/2015 |
 N56.2 km | Iona in Victorian Post Boxes Hexagonal freestanding box (replica) posted by:  John Stead location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 06/09/2010 last visited: 08/06/2013 |
 view galleryN56.2 km |  Iona's Nunnery Graveyards, Iona, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.
in Worldwide Cemeteries There are two visible graveyards in the grounds of The Nunnery on Iona. posted by: greysman location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 09/11/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryN56.3 km |  St.Columba, Bishop's House Chapel, Iona, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.
in Statues of Religious Figures This is the only extant statue of the Saint on the Island of Iona. posted by: greysman location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 09/07/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryN56.3 km |  MacLean's Cross, Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
in Christian Crosses A fine 15th-century free-standing cross. posted by: greysman location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 08/17/2013 last visited: 08/25/2013 |
 view galleryN56.3 km |  1894 - Bishop's House, Iona, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.
in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones A house of retreat built in 1894, now extended to accommodate up to 23 people, offering peace and tranquility in its setting overlooking the Sound of Iona. posted by: greysman location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 09/07/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryN56.3 km |  Bell Cote on the Parish Church, Iona, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.
in Bell Towers This bell cote has a single bell above the southern gable. posted by: greysman location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 08/29/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryN56.3 km | Cut mark, Iona's Parish Church, Isle of Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. in U.K. and Ireland Trigpoints An almost pristine cut-mark on the north-east corner of this "Parliamentary Church" on the island of Iona. posted by: greysman location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 08/10/2013 last visited: never |
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