If you're dreaming not holidays again already after the most Monday of all Mondays, a quick reminder that we've got a special offer on for stays this quarter. If you've got any questions about Arran, or the house, just drop me a DM. #Arran #Holidays #ScottishTravel #RemoteWorking #BackToWork

Today's contribution to Standing Stone Sunday - two small stones on a promentary to the south of Whiting Bay. Known locally as the Sailors' Graves. Holy Isle in the background. Part of the amazing Arran Coastal Way (which I really must get round to completing). #StandingStoneSunday #Arran

Goodbye to one of my favourite places on earth. Isle of Arran protected me from Trump madness for a few stunning says

Holy Isle is looking a bit moody in this afternoon's photo, but a lovely sunny day for a quiet walk

Favourite shots of… well now last year. We are up to the seventh choice. More #arran. This shot is from the top of #goatfell. Took me 4hrs to walk up there and 4 hours back down. #scottishphotographer #visitarran #canonstories #canonphotographer #eos250d

Favourite shots of the year, fifth choice. One from my Arran trip in May, this was taken in Glen Rosa looking back down the valley. This was also entered into the recent Camera Club mono competition and was commended. #canonphotography #glenrosa #arran #visitarran #scottishlandscapes

Latest podcast looks beyond 2025, back 150 years to Pirnmill & Lochranza. Don joins Arran local Fiona Laing to tell how one fish Herring shaped island life, livelihoods and connections. History, memory and finally hope for the future with Sir David A @mairigougeon.bsky.social youtu.be/AVhWy7LLz10

Favourite shots of the year, sixth choice. Fancy some more #arran? of course you do. This was taken on the walk up #goatfell looking back over Brodick. #scottishphotographer #visitarran #canonphotography #canonstories

This pastel painting is a view from the ferry leaving Arran. There were very large clouds that day and a rainbow across the land, which was a magical sight. #Scotland #Arran #Rainbow #Clouds #PastelPainting #SoftPastel #Painting #Artwork

My contribution to #TombTuesday - Carn Ban on the Isle of Arran. This is the definitive "Clyde Type" chambered cairn. I had to think a moment to be sure it really was Tuesday today! #Twixtmas

A New Year's Yarn bomb has not landed on the pillar box outside Whiting Bay Post Office ready for Hogmanay. #Arran #Hogmanay

#Screenmachine locations Jan2026 📽️ Gigha 5/6 Brodick 7-10 Bunessan 12/13 Tobermory 14-17 Strontian 18/19 Dornie 21/22 Kyleakin 23/24 Lochcarron 26/27 Films inc: I Swear, The Choral, Wicked: For Good, Zootropolis 2, Die My Love, Nuremberg. #HighlandsAndIslands www.screenmachine.co.uk/calendar

For #StandingStoneSunday the hauntingly beautiful Machrie Moor Standing Stones courtesy of Markarianuk.

A huge iron bracket at Kings Cross Point between Whiting Bay and Lamlash. This was used to fix an anti submarine net across the bay to Holy Island - I believe to protect the Royal Navy fleets in WW2 #arran

A terrible photo, but fab try see a Little Egret in Whiting Bay this afternoon. #Arran #Birdwatching #Scotland

🌟Special offer🌟 40% off all winter breaks of 7 nights or longer. Stays from 2nd January to 26th March 2026. This sea view could be yours! (photo taken today) Booking details and availability here: www.arranlets.com/booking

Merry Christmas from Arran!

A favourite spot and view from the Isle of Arran. April, 2019. #Scotland #Photography

Whiting Bay from the Giants' Graves this afternoon 😍 #Arran

A bit of solstice cheer from Arran. The "Christmas roses" in my garden are blooming, as is the gorse and more importantly the ivy. The sun didn't show it's face today but a faint glow appeared on the horizon at midday. It may be dark but there are points of light to hold on to.

Arran, late summer. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYearPast and #scape 📷 #photography

Our final newsletter of 2025 is now available! ❄️ We take a look back over the past year and towards an exciting year to come for the ScARF team. Read the full newsletter here: bit.ly/4alMBx3 #HESSupported

TeamWalking Advent Calendar #15 Photo taken on this year's Isle of Arran Adventure Weekend on the summit of Mullach Mòr. ✅ 3 days of guided walks ✅ Choice of 2 walks per day ✅ Mountain Leaders with exceptional local knowledge 12- 14 June 2026 www.teamwalking.co.uk/events/arran...

NEW SAIR: ‘The re-examination of the Carmahome passage tomb, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire’ Read the latest issue in the Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports (SAIR), our open access peer-reviewed series of excavation reports and large-scale surveys conducted in Scotland: doi.org/10.9750/issn...

TeamWalking Advent Calendar #16 Photo taken on this year’s Glen Coe Weekend. 📆 12 - 14 June 2026 - Isle of Arran 📆 27 & 28 June 2026 - Braithwaite, Lake District 📆 17 - 19 July 2026 - Braemar, Scotland 📆 7 & 8 Nov 2026 - Great Langdale, Lake District www.teamwalking.co.uk/event-catego...

I discovered today that Singapore is less than twice the size of Arran. I urgently need to get back to countryside and mountains! #Scotland #Travel ✈️🧳

Happy International Mountain Day! Taken on a beautiful day at the summit of Goatfell. #Internationalmountainday #Arran #Hiking #Scotland

Today is #InternationalMountainDay. Enjoy some excellent mountains from our digitised collections. Starting with this excellent lithograph of a view from Goatfell across the Isle of Arran. #OER #Scotland #WalterScot www.europeana.eu/en/item/9200...

I have visited the Isle of Arran, and what a magical island it is! Here's my first article from the trip #scotch #whisky #arranwhisky #lochranza #laggdistillery #lochranzadistillery #isleofarran #visitscotland #scotland www.whiskysaga.com/blog/the-bea...

I met this chap on #Arran #RedSquirrels www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I just rediscovered these cute creatures on my phone from the Community Land in Whiting Bay last month and they made me smile 😍 #Arran #VegetableAnimal

#Whitingbay #Arran #2025

My top 5 beaches of 2025 No. 5: Whiting Bay Beach, Isle of Arran Best beach on the island imo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

On the ferry, crossing the Firth of Clyde after a fantastic short break on Arran. We stayed in a brilliant vegan B&B - Stonewater House in Lamlash. Saw otters, red squirrels, eider, mergansers, many shore birds and woodland birds. A stunning place. share.google/AWcMAxYmL56h...

Arran. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels 📷 #photography

I was so engrossed watching a webcam looking over Brodick Bay that I was nearly reaching for my binoculars to get a better view of a bird. www.cottagesonarran.co.uk/arran-webcam/

Schottland wie im Bilderbuch: Die Isle of Arran trägt nicht umsonst den Spitznamen „Scotland in Miniature“. Zwischen Highlands und Lowlands, Küste und Gipfeln, Burgruinen und Whiskybrennereien bietet sie alles, was Schottland so unwiderstehlich macht. brit.shop/isleofarranbs #IsleOfArran

Ailsa Craig from Arran. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels 📷 #photography

I love going on ferries and I always have my binoculars with me. I'm most often going to Arran or Cumbrae where Harbour Porpoises are often seen on the crossing. What other whales and dolphins can you see using Scotland's west coast CalMac services? #cetaceans www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#Monday #Edinburgh #Scotland #Swimming

It’s a beautiful day on the west coast of Scotland. I dare say it’d be bikini weather, if it was July, and not actually 0°C in November. #southayrshire #ayrshirecoastalpath #arran #westcoast #barassie

A very successful #SeagrassSymposium25 last week rounding off the conference with some insights from future #marine scientists who talked about class and financial issues as ecology students. Howard Wood gave an inspiring talk on his work building #COAST in Arran and the power of being stubborn!

Brodick Castle on the Isle of Arran has the most stunning gardens but this little decorated garden house is a highlight

New tune setting: The Arran Boat Song (waltz)

Sharing as I've just been sent this - a great way to understand the Arran ferry timetable across both Troon and Ardrossan! arranwebsites.com/wtf/

A pilgrimage I have not made for many years – Hutton’s Unconformity at Lochranza, Arran. The site where Hutton could finally prove the earth was unimaginably ancient. A place of deep history in every way.

One of the larger remaining stones on Machrie moor, part of a circle known as Fingal's Cauldron, one of six standing stone circles in the vicinity. Picture credit: John Mason. #StandingStoneSunday

I have saw the single remaining mature tree - the only one left in the wild - back in August 2023 (that beautiful multi-stemmed clump). I wrote about tracking it down in my book Endemic: Exploring the wildlife unique to Britain (consider it for your Christmas lists 😉) share.google/BGjKP3njozRd...

It’s time to bid a sad farewell to the Isle of Arran. That last frame.. No m’lady, just no 🤦‍♀️