North Glen Sannox, Arran

These bare hills in N Glen Sannox are the location of small, difficult to interpret outcrops of rock that are though to be from the Ordovician Period. Best exposures are seen in small burns and in isolated outcrop. The picture also shows the ruins of former settlements.

This photograph shows ruins on the hillside in North Glen Sannox in the north of the Isle of Arran.

In 1829, the Duke of Hamilton cleared people from North Glen Sannox and also from the areas around the Cock and Laggan for the establishment of two sheep farms. Some of the evicted families moved to other parts of Arran or to the mainland. However, over 100 people emigrated to Canada. 86 sailed from Lamlash on the 'Caledonia' on 25th April, 1829. Others boarded ships at Greenock.

The crossing to Quebec took two months. The migrants who were originally bound for Renfrew County in Upper Canada settled in Megantic County, 50 miles south of Quebec in Lower Canada.

SCRAN ID: 000-000-198-176-C: Neil Shaw