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Torrylin Cairn on the Isle of Arran is
about a 1 mile round trip out and back.
The image below is of the Arran ferry
Caledonian Isles arriving at
Ardrossan from the ferry car park right
next to the pier.
calmac.co.uk/destinations/arran
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The image below is of one of the
restaurants on board the ferry. The
crossing takes about 1 hour to Brodick, so
we had plenty of time for breakfast.
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The image below is from the ferry when
approaching Brodick. There should be buses
waiting at the Brodick Ferry Terminal for
the all the larger ferry crossings if you
do not take the car.
The bus stops are right next to the
ferry terminal and there should be three
buses sitting waiting. One goes north to
Cladach, Brodick Castle, Corrie, Sannox,
Lochranza and round to Blackwaterfoot.
Another goes straight over to
Blackwaterfoot via the mountain road, and
the other goes south to Lamlash, Whiting
Bay, Kildonan, Kilmory, Lagg and round to
Blackwaterfoot.
Bus
Website
If you miss the bus, A.R.C. Private
Hire are based in Brodick. Tel: 0777
608 2752.
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The image below is of the Public Hall
and car park at Kilmory, on the southwest
of Arran, 17 miles from Brodick. We went to
the Glenashdale Falls at
Whiting Bay then round the south coast of
Arran to here.
You can park the car at the hall here,
and there are bus stops in Kilmory and at
the Lagg Hotel about 200 hundred yards down
the road.
There is now a trail from the Public
Hall out to the Torrylin Cairn with the
information board stating that trail can be
wheelchair friendly. Kilmory Google
Map
Arran Attractions Map
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The image below is from about 200 yards
down the road from the Kilmory Public Hall
showing the Kilmory Stores and Post
Office.
The main trail for the Torrylin Cairn
starts here with the sign stating it is 800
yards out to the cairn.
We decided to leave from here as that
was the trail I had read about.
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The image below is after clearing the
trees on the woodland path and seeing the
Torrylin Cairn and the Isle of Ailsa Craig
in the distance.
We passed a path on the left on the
trail out, that was probably the path from
the Kilmory Public Hall joining this main
trail.
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The image below is of the Lagg Hotel just
over the bridge from the Kilmory Stores,
about 50 yards. The Hotel has a large beer
garden, ideal for refreshments after a
walk.
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The walk to the Torrylin Cairn from the
Kilmory Stores is steady uphill following
the woodland path, then levels out the rest
of the way. The Trail from the Kilmory
Public Hall will probably be more level all
the way.
It was back in the car after this walk
and a refreshment, then up the west coast
to Blackwaterfoot for a couple of hours at
the beach.
For more information on Ferries, Arran,
Lagg and Kilmory, visit the Tour of
Arran Page.
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