Pirnmill

Pirnmill (Scottish Gaelic: Muileann nam Piùirneachan) is a small village on the north-west coast of the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Unlike many of the other villages on the island, Pirnmill's etymology is not rooted in the Gaelic or Norse heritage of Arran. Rather Pirnmill takes its name from a mill that historically stood there until 1840, which produced pirns (wooden rods used in weaving).

Early inhabitants of Pirnmill made a living through fishing or crofting, but later the village became a tourist destination, with many Clyde steamers stopping at the pier constructed there. This declined after the construction of a pier at Lochranza on the north of the island. Pirnmill no longer has a jetty or a harbour; boats are simply pulled up the beach.

Pirnmill has a church,village shop,restaurant and a B&B. Two miles north of the village, halfway between Pirnmill and Catacol, there is an ancient burial ground close to the shore.

Village store, Post Office and restaurant in the centre of Pirnmill

Ancient burial ground on the coast, just north of Pirnmill. Kintyre is in the background.

v t e Arran Main villages Brodick Lamlash Lochranza Whiting Bay Smaller villages and settlements Birchburn Blackwaterfoot Catacol Cladach Corrie Dippen Kildonan Kilmory Lagg Machrie Pirnmill Sannox Shiskine Sliddery Whitefarland Mountains and hills Goat Fell Beinn Tarsuinn Caisteal Abhail Cìr Mhòr Creag Ghlas Laggan Tighvein Sleeping Warrior History Brodick Castle Lochranza Castle Kildonan Castle Hutton's Unconformity Bruce's Castle Environment Arran Whitebeams Glenashdale Falls Economy The Arran Banner Arran distillery Surrounding islands Holy Isle Pladda Hamilton Isle Islands of the Clyde

Coordinates: 55°38′N 5°23′W / 55.633°N 5.383°W / 55.633; -5.383