Other sights in North AyrshireNorth Ayrshire, Scotland

Clyde-coast seafront walk at Largs ending at the Pencil, a monument to the 1263 Battle of Largs, with Cumbrae views.

Pebble bay on north Arran fronted by the Twelve Apostles, a terrace of identical whitewashed fishermen's cottages.

Sandstone sea cave on Arran's west coast, said to have sheltered Robert the Bruce, on a coastal walk from Blackwaterfoot.

A turf-roofed log cabin tucked in the woods on the path up to the Eas Mòr waterfall near Kildonan, on the Isle of Arran. Built from timber brought down in the 1998 storms, it is left open as an honesty library — shelves of books alongside drawings and notes left by walkers who have passed through.