OS grid reference NS045255 Country Scotland Post town ISLE OF ARRAN Local time Sunday 1:07 PM Council area North Ayrshire UK parliament constituency North Ayrshire and Arran | Civil parish Kilbride Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district KA27 Dialling code 01770 Scottish parliament Cunninghame North | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 76% Humidity Lieutenancy areas North Ayrshire, Ayrshire and Arran | ||
Whiting bay isle of arran c1928 scotland
Whiting Bay (Scottish Gaelic: Eadar Dhà Rubha) is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The name Whiting Bay is thought to originate from "Viking" Bay. It is approximately 3 miles south of the village of Lamlash. Whiting Bay is the third largest village on the island (after Lamlash and Brodick) and was once the site of the longest pier in Scotland. Like all villages on Arran, tourism is important to the village.
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Map of Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran, UK
The spectacular Glenashdale Falls with a nearby Iron Age fort and a prehistoric burial site the "Giants' Graves" are an easy walk from the village.
To the north of the village at Kings Cross Point between Lamlash and Whiting Bay is another Iron Age fort known locally as the "Viking Fort". According to local legend, this is the site where Robert the Bruce mistook farmers' fires on the mainland as the signal to launch his campaign. This site was also the location of a Viking ship burial excavated in the earlier 20th century.
Information about the history of Whiting Bay and of other sites on the Isle of Arran is available through the Arran Heritage Museum
Whiting Bay has a population of 680 people according to the 2011 UK Census (2011 Census)