Kildonan Castle
Kildonan Castle is a ruined thirteenth-century castle on the southeast coast of the Isle of Arran in Ayrshire, standing above a beach with exceptional views across the Kilbrannan Sound toward the Kintyre peninsula. The castle was associated with the MacDonald lords of the Isles and later the Stewart family, controlling this important stretch of the Arran coast and its approaches to the Sound. The ruins are relatively modest but the coastal setting is one of the most scenic of any castle in Arran, with the broad sandy beach and the Kintyre hills visible across the narrow strait. The Isle of Arran, accessible by ferry from Ardrossan, is one of Scotland's most popular island destinations, offering exceptional walking on Goatfell and the granite peaks, a distillery and a well-preserved prehistoric landscape.