Posts Tagged ‘Isle of Arran’
Thursday Doors: The Isle of Arran
Posted on: April 1, 2023
- In: Doors | Travel
- 70 Comments
I am joining Dan Antion over at https://nofacilities.com/ where he runs a series called Thursday Doors. This is what he has to say:
Welcome to Thursday Doors! This is a weekly challenge for people who love doors and architecture to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos, drawings, or other images or stories from around the world. If you’d like to join us, simply create your own Thursday Doors post each (or any) week and then share a link to your post in the comments below, anytime between 12:01 am Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time).
Check out Dan’s great books: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BC23MDLV
I’m featuring some doors I found on the Isle of Arran, Scotland.
Brodick Castle
The front door of Brodick Castle
Back entrance to the castle
Farmhouse on the island.
St. Columba’s Church, now a dwelling
Isle of Arran Heritage Museum
Nineteenth Century Cottage
Buildings of the museum
One of many coffee shops and bakeries on the island.
Beautiful homes on Arran Island
There is so much to see and do on this wonderful island. I will share more about the museum in the next post.
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- In: History | Travel
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While visiting the Isle of Arran, I was determined to visit Brodick Castle, owned by the Hamilton family for 450 years. It turned out to be a forty-five-minute walk from the town of Brodick to Brodick Castle, but it was worth it.
I walked through a peaceful park
and over a bridge with a swan in the river!
I carefully trampled through a golf course with appropriate warnings,
along a busy road and through gorgeous gardens with fabulous views of the sea.
Convinced I was lost, I walked around a corner and saw…this!
I opened the front door and discovered an intriguing world from the past.
Someone took a picture of someone taking a picture of me!
The original castle was built in the late 1200s and was initially a fortification due to its strategic location overlooking a wide sheltered bay. Over the centuries it has been a defensive stronghold, a hunting lodge and a family home. It has gone through many transformations, but for five generations, the Hamilton family, used the castle as a place of relaxation and pleasure until it was donated to the National Trust in 1957.
I was very glad I made the trek to visit this amazing castle, filled with stories and treasures from around the world. It is also purported to be haunted!
Return to the Isle of Arran
Posted on: August 31, 2022
- In: animals | Inspiration | Travel
- 91 Comments
So many times I visit a place, fall in love, and vow to return one day (which seldom happens). Imagine how happy I was when an invitation to return to the amazing Isle of Arran in Scotland was extended to me. I have just returned from this magical place where I spent six days with four inspiring writers. Here are just a few pictures of the gorgeous scenery and special sites I visited.
I also visited a castle and a museum but will save those pictures for another post. The Isle of Arran has become my happy place and I am so fortunate to have been able to return. I wrote about my visit last year here.
In case you are wondering, we did get a lot of writing done, with many lively discussions about writing and publishing. I also collected great ideas for my work in progress.
More to come.
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