Blackwaterfoot

Blackwaterfoot (Scottish Gaelic: Bun na Dubh Abhainn) is located in the Shiskine valley in the south-west of the island. It is one of the smaller villages of Arran and home to one of Europe's two 12 hole golf courses. The little fishing village is set round the attractive Drumadoon Bay and is formed by a collection of buildings focused on Blackwaterfoot Harbour, which in turn is where the Clauchan Water drops over natural rock weirs and flows under a stone bridge into the sea. Actually, you need to look quite hard to find the harbour itself. which is barely visible even from the village's main car park that is almost alongside it.

Blackwaterfoot from the air

Besides the small selection of shops and other tourist facilities, Blackwaterfoot is also home to one of the larger hotels on Arran.

A short walk from Blackwaterfoot is Drumadoon Point, home to the largest Iron Age fort on Arran.

Two miles north along the coast are the King's Caves, where, according to legend, Robert the Bruce watched a spider try, try and try again and was thus inspired to secure his own and Scotland's destiny. It's a 45-minute walk from where you leave the car in Blackwaterfoot to the cathedral-like main cave, which has an iron gate to keep out wandering sheep.

King's Cave

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