Dun Fionn – Holy Isle and Brodick Bay from the Fort
A few hours.
The route
Dun Fionn is a small green hill on the coast between Lamlash and Brodick, crowned by the remains of an Iron Age fort.
It's a short climb, but the view from the top is one of the best on Arran, with Holy Isle in Lamlash Bay on one side and Brodick Bay and the Goatfell hills on the other. It's a fine half day for anyone who wants a big view without a big mountain.
Before you go
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The day
Dun Fionn
A loop over farmland and up to the clifftop fort, with the whole of Lamlash Bay below. Wear boots and bring a windproof.
About two and a half hoursAbout 3 miles on foot
Dun Fionn
The walk starts from the small car park at the end of the shore road north-east of Lamlash, by Clauchlands Farm. From there it's a loop of about 5 km, around three miles, that takes an hour and a half to two hours. It follows good paths and farm tracks, crosses stiles and fields where cows sometimes graze, then climbs a narrow, steep path to the clifftop and the grassy top of Dun Fionn, where an Iron Age fort once stood. From the top Holy Isle fills Lamlash Bay below you, and the other way Brodick Bay curves round to Goatfell and its ridges. The top is open and windy, and in low cloud the views are gone, so save it for a clear day. Keep dogs on a lead near the farm animals, and keep well back from the cliff edge. From November to February, set off by 1pm to be back in daylight.
If it rains
Open hill and clifftop with no shelter, and no view in low cloud. In rain or a strong wind, leave it for a clearer day.
Photographs by paul brittain and Rob Henderson via Google