Arran

Arran, an island on the W. coast of Scotland, near the estuary of the Clyde, and forming the greater part of the shire of Bute. It is 20 miles long by 8 to 11 broad, has an area of 165 square miles. The soil is sterile but mountainous and picturesque, possessing from the variety of its strata great geological interest. Goatfell, the highest point, has an elevation of 2,865 feet. Caves are frequent. and in one of them Bruce found a refuge. Flax is cultivated, and a few linen and woollen fabrics are made, but sheep-breeding is the chief industry, and tourists bring money into the island. Fish are plentiful on the coast, and there is good shooting on the hills. Marble, jasper, agates, cairngorms, and crystals known as Arran diamonds, are found there.