Newton Point - Lochranza, Isle of Arran, UK
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martlakes
N 55° 42.770 W 005° 17.680
30U E 355841 N 6176504
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.
Waymark Code: WM3HQY
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/08/2008
Views: 7
There is a dedication under the directions:
"This indicator is dedicated to the memory of those who have done so much for geology and walking on Arran."
It also has a quote:
“There is perhaps no scene on Arran which so impresses the beholder with a feeling of solitary beauty as the first glimpse of Lochranza. The traveller may perhaps be somewhat fatigued with his protracted journey as, on a still summer evening, he rounds Newton Point. But tired and hungry thought he be, and with the very smoke of the little inn curling before his eyes, let him pause for a moment at the entrance of the loch and seating himself on a granite boulder, quietly contemplate the placid scene before him.”
Andrew Crombie Ramsay’s ‘Geology of the Island of Arran’
The indicator points out the significant places and sights around the wide sweep of the Firth of Clyde to the north of Arran.
Artist / Creator:
A collection of local bodies.
Location / Access:
Park at the end of the road and follow the small path to the cairn. The path has been surfaced in small stone chippings but it would not be easy for a wheelchair.
Date of creation: Not listed
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