As we turned
Drumadoon Point on Arran's west coast, we got a fine view of
The Doon's rock columns. It is part of a huge basalt sill which was....
...used as a large Iron Age hill fort. It certainly had a commanding position with fine views...
of the Kilbrannan Sound from its large flat summit.
North of here the shallow sea was clear as crystal and...
...no doubt the lobster fishing was good.
A large series of caves and arches announced our arrival at...
...
The King's Cave. It is one of many throughout Scotland and Ireland where King Robert the Bruce was apparently inspired to continue the struggle against the English after watching the repeated efforts of a spider trying to spin a web. However, the historical veracity of the spider is somewhat dubious as it was probably a literary invention of the novelist Sir Walter Scott. There is no easy landing at the King's cave so any fugitive would have time to escape on foot from any pursuers in boats. The caves have been used for shelter long before Robert the Bruce hid here. There are early Christian and Pictish drawings on the cave walls. When we passed there were only some bank holiday tourists who had braved the rough walk in.
