AILSA CRAIG
Well Rounded Britain and have returned up to Arran . Thought I woould bring you this picture Ailsa Craig , which we could not land on , but thought with the growing number of hits on are Hebridean Adventures we would fill in with a little background on Ailsa Craig . Here goes
Aillse Creag
The modern name of the island is an anglicisation of the Gaelic, Aillse Creag meaning "fairy rock"Ailsa Craig is formed from a volcanic plug from a long extinct volcano believed to be over 500 million years old. It is an archetypal island mountain; a symmetrical cone of primitive rock jutting up from the sea 10 miles west of the south Ayrshire coastline.
Alisa Craig is known particularly for two main assets. 1. It is the breeding ground for one of the largest colonies of gannets in the world and 2. it contains a most important 'blue hone' granite quarry, known the world over as the source of granite for curling stones. The lighthouse was built in 1883-6 by Thomas Stevenson.
Its located halfway between Glasgow and Belfast and is sometimes called " Paddys Milestone "
Alisa Craig is known particularly for two main assets. 1. It is the breeding ground for one of the largest colonies of gannets in the world and 2. it contains a most important 'blue hone' granite quarry, known the world over as the source of granite for curling stones. The lighthouse was built in 1883-6 by Thomas Stevenson.
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