Lagg, Arran
Lagg (Scottish Gaelic: 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]
History
The name "Lagg" means "The hollow".[2] The family-run hotel has a restaurant and is one of the oldest inns on Arran, dating back to 1791. The shop/post office has closed and the hotel no longer has a public bar.
There are various cairns near Lagg on either side of the local river, reached by a forest footpath near the bridge that follows the riverbank south towards the sea.
People from Lagg
- David Lees FRSE (1881-1934), public health expert
References
- "Details of Lagg". Scottish Places. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- "Placenames K-O" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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