Official Name: | Lagg |
Gaelic Name: | An Lag |
Country: | Scotland |
Map Type: | Scotland |
Os Grid Reference: | NR954215 |
Coordinates: | 55.445°N -5.234°W |
Post Town: | ISLE OF ARRAN |
Postcode Area: | KA |
Postcode District: | KA27 |
Dial Code: | 01770 |
Civil Parish: | Kilmory |
Unitary Scotland: | North Ayrshire |
Lieutenancy Scotland: | Ayrshire and Arran |
Constituency Westminster: | North Ayrshire and Arran |
Static Image: | Approaching Lagg - geograph.org.uk - 445785.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Entering Lagg from Kilmory |
Lagg (gd|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]
The 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.