Kildonan, Arran

Kildonan
The western end of Kildonan with the Post Office and Bennan Head
Kildonan is located in North Ayrshire
Kildonan
Kildonan
Location within North Ayrshire
OS grid referenceNS032207
Civil parish
  • Kilmory
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF ARRAN
Postcode districtKA27
Dialling code01770
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°26′28″N 5°06′40″W / 55.441°N 5.111°W / 55.441; -5.111
View over southern Arran with Kildonan and its beach clearly visible, Pladda and Ailsa Craig beyond in the Firth of Clyde

Kildonan (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Donnain) is a village on the south coast of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilmory.[1]

History

The name Kildonan derives from Saint Donan[2] who is reputedly buried in the village. Early life in the village revolved around Kildonan Castle (sometimes referred to as Kildonan Tower). Once a royal seat, the castle passed hands between various Scottish nobles, before latterly belonging to the Hamilton family in 1544, by which time they were the Earls of Arran. The Tower was later sacked and burnt by the Earl of Sussex around 1558. Ruined remains of the building are still in existence.

The first church built in Kildonan was The Free Church. It could accommodate 700 people.[3] Eventually the United Free Church gained favour in the village around the turn of the 20th century, but services continued in the Free Church until it closed in 1940.

Geography

Kildonan is situated on the southern coast of the Isle of Arran. There is a large sandy beach the length of the village, which is unusual for the geology of Arran where rocky beaches are far more common.

Community

The modern village originated from a few small buildings in the district, with the majority of local people engaged in farming. Overlooking the smaller islands of Pladda and Ailsa Craig in the far distance, Kildonan is a small but thriving community, with amenities in the village including the village hall, which opened in 1915.[4]

School

There was a primary school in the village, but numbers on the roll declined so much it was shut in 1968. The School Houses are now available as holiday rental cottages. Schoolchildren from the village now attend the primary school in Whiting Bay, which is a few miles north, being ferried there and back each day by bus.

Economy

There is now only one hotel in the village, the Kildonan Hotel. The Breadalbane Hotel was closed in 2009 and partly demolished. A village shop, coupled with a B&B, also closed. The Post Office, located in the shop, is still open. A smaller version of the shop opened in the Kildonan Hotel. The Southbank Farm park, towards Kilmory, is no longer open to the public, but there is now a woodturning studio based at the farm.

Kildonan was previously the site of the only coastguard station on Arran, but this was closed in 1981 when operations were transferred to Lamlash.

References

  1. ^ "Details of Kildonan". Scottish Places. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Kildonan Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. ^ Basford, Joan, ed. (2002). History of the Villages of the Isle of Arran. Scottish Women's Rural Institute.
  4. ^ "Kildonan village hall keeps Arran community together". BBC News. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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