Contents

Title page and preliminaries

1 Introduction: Scope of the guide: Summary of physical features: Memoirs and other publications: Transport and accommodation: Acknowledgements

2 Summary of the geology

1. Dalradian

2. Ordovician

3. Old Red Sandstone

3a. Lower Old Red Sandstone

3b Upper Old Red Sandstone

4. Carboniferous

5. New Red Sandstone

5a. Permian

5b. Trias

6. Mesozoic Fragments in the Central Ring Complex

7. Tertiary Period

7a. Early Tertiary denudation

7b. Tertiary Igneous episode

7c. Later Tertiary Denudation

8. Quaternary Period

8a. Time of widespread Ice-sheets

8b. Late-Glacial Interval

8c. Post-Glacial times

3 Archaeological notes

4 Descriptive itinerary

Excursion 1: Glen Rosa and Glen Shurig

Excursion 2: Brodick to Lamlash by the coast

Excursion 3: Corrygills and the Clauchland Hills

Excursion 4: Corrie Shore

Excursion 5: Locherim Burn and Coire nan Larach

Excursion 6: Glen Sannox and North Glen Sannox

Excursion 7: Loch Ranza, North Newton and the Cock of Arran

Excursion 8: Catacol, Loch Ranza, and Creagan nan Caorach

Excursion 9: Catacol, Loch Tanna and Pirnmill

Excursion 10: Pirnmill to Catacol

Excursion 11: (a) Kingscross and Glen Ashdale

Excursion 11: (b) Holy Island

Excursion 12: Largybeg to Bennan

Excursion 13: Drumadoon and the Tormore Dykes

Excursion 14: Central Ring Complex

5 Road Logs

6 Glossary of place names

7 References

8 Index

Figures, plates and tables