Brodick is the main village on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It is halfway along the east coast of the island, in Brodick Bay below Goat Fell, the tallest mountain on Arran. The name is derived from the Norse "breda-vick" meaning "Broad Bay".
MV Caledonian Isles departing Brodick with part of the town in the background, May 2015
Brodick from Cladach Beach
Brodick Castle Gardens
Brodick new ferry terminal under construction 2016
The Isle of Arran or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at 432 square kilometres (167 sq mi). Historically part of Buteshire, it is in the unitary council area of North Ayrshire. In the 2011 census it had a resident population of 4,629. Though culturally and physically similar to the Hebrides, it is separated from them by the Kintyre peninsula. Often referred to as "Scotland in Miniature", the Island is divided into highland and lowland areas by the Highland Boundary Fault and has been described as a "geologist's paradise".
Arran Sunset Taken from Bell Stane, Ardneil Bay, 2007
Cìr Mhòr and Caisteal Abhail seen from North Goatfell
Lochranza village and castle
Holy Island as seen from Arran