Pirnmill

Pirnmill

6. April 2013

Bei unserem 10-minütigen Stop konnte ich leider nicht groß auf Motivsuche gehen. Aber der Pirnmill "Viliage Shop & Post Office" und das angrenzende Restaurant "The Lighthouse" sind, neben der umgebenden Landschaft, bereits die Höhepunkte des Ortes. Den alten Friedhof habe ich leider nicht gesehen.

Der Ort strahlte eine große Ruhe aus. Im Sommer mag das anders sein, den heute leben die Einheimischen eher vom Tourismus als von Farmarbeit und Fischfang.

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.

Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirnmill