Jagged peaks, rolling hills, rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forest tracks, golf courses.

Golden eagles, seals, otters, red deer.

Museum, visitor centres, craft workshops, art galleries, castles, food factory outlets, country house hotels, high-class eateries.

Para-gliding, water-skiing, rock climbing, canoeing, fishing, quad biking, archery, golf driving range.

And mile after mile of no-one else.

No multiplex cinema. No 300-acre shopping mall. No traffic lights.

Arran, come visit.

Lochranza - castle and northern hills