Lagg (Scottish Gaelic: An Lag) is a hamlet on southern coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland made up of a few houses and a hotel. The hamlet is within the parish of Kilmory.[1]
Lagg
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 Entering Lagg from Kilmory | |
  Lagg Location within North Ayrshire | |
| OS grid reference | NR954215 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF ARRAN |
| Postcode district | KA27 |
| Dialling code | 01770 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
History
editThe name "Lagg" means "The hollow".[2] The family-run hotel has a restaurant and bar and is the oldest inn on Arran, dating back to 1791. The old public bar has been refurbished into a cycling-based cafe, serving cakes and light lunches. Red squirrels are abundant and can be seen roaming around the hotel's garden.
There are various cairns near Lagg on either side of the local river, reached by a forest footpath, named 'lover's lane' near the bridge that follows the riverbank south towards the sea. The sandy beaches here are some of the best in Scotland.
People from Lagg
edit- David Lees FRSE (1881–1934), public health expert
References
edit- ^ "Details of Lagg". Scottish Places. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Placenames K-O" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
External links
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