Tony and I set off on a 10 km crossing of the Kilbrannan Sound from Carradale Bay in Kintyre towards the...
...west coast of Arran.
We made
landfall on a wooded shore which lies...
...just to the north of a sandstone cliff. The cliff rises above a raised beach.
During and after the last Ice Age the sea level was higher and a dramatic...
...
series of caves and arches were cut into the relatively soft rock. The largest is called King's Cave and is one of several rival caves in Scotland and Ireland which lay claim to being the one in which Robert the Bruce was inspired by a spider.
We decided to stop and explore. I was particularly glad that Tony hopped out first. My knees are not too good...
...on slippery green stuff like this.
