Skipness is accessible from Tarbert via a very pleasant walk, rich with flora and fauna, or by road via Claonaig, where lies the ferry terminal for Arran. Carradale is a popular holiday village and busy fishing harbour. Carradale lies at the centre of a network of forest and coastal walks with varied wildlife including many species of birds, several types of deer, and the poisonous but timid adder. The sleepy hamlets of Bellochantuy, Glenbarr and Muasdale stretch up the West Road, alongside which are several lengths of fine sandy beaches, with convenient lay-byes for access, from where the islands of Gigha, Islay and Jura can be photographed. The Abbey was founded by the great warrior King, Somerled in 1160, and completed by his son Reginald.
Distances shown are in a direct line.
Distances by road will be longer. Lochranza Castle is a fine tower house which is probably a 16th century reconstruction of an earlier building. At 2,866ft, Goatfell is the highest peak on the Isle of Arran, with impressive views. Kildalton Cross is the finest intact High Cross in Scotland carved in the late eighth century. The tall, stately building beckons you with the glow of its warm red sandstone.