Machrie

Machrie

Location within North Ayrshire

Machrie (Scottish Gaelic: Am Machaire) is a village on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. Machrie Bay can be found on the West Coast. The village is within the parish of Kilmory.^[1]

It is most well known for its Standing Stones that are a local tourist attraction, along with the King's Cave which was believed to have been used by Robert the Bruce.

Machrie Moor

Machrie Moor is the site of a number of neolithic structures dating back up to 4500 years ago. These include the six Machrie Moor Stone Circles, and Moss Farm Road Stone Circle. The standing stones were dated back to approximately 2500 years ago but excavations in the 1980s uncovered elaborate timber structures and stone circles which dated back even further in history.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Machrie.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Machrie Moor.

• Machrie Bay Website

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Isle of Arran

Main villages

• Brodick
• Lamlash
• Lochranza
• Whiting Bay

Smaller villages and settlements

• Birchburn
• Blackwaterfoot
• Catacol
• Cladach
• Corrie
• Dippen
• Kildonan
• Kilmory
• Lagg
• Machrie
• Pirnmill
• Sannox
• Shiskine
• Sliddery
• Strathwhillan
• Torbeg
• Whitefarland

Mountains and hills

• Goat Fell
• Beinn Bharrain
• Beinn Tarsuinn
• Caisteal Abhail
• Cìr Mhòr
• Creag Ghlas Laggan
• Tighvein
• Sleeping Warrior

History

• Brodick Castle
• Lochranza Castle
• Kildonan Castle
• Hutton's Unconformity
• Bruce's Castle

Environment

• Arran whitebeams
• Glenashdale Falls

Economy

• The Arran Banner
• Arran distillery

Surrounding islands

• Holy Island
• Pladda
• Hamilton Isle
• Islands of the Clyde

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