ON THE COAST OF ARRAN 23 



begins northwards with Cioch-na-h'oighe at the 

 mouth of Sannox Glen ; then, sailing southward, 

 comes Am Binnien which looks over Corrie; 

 then Goatfell behind the bold shoulder of 

 Maoldon ; and, as the steamer swirls into Brodick 

 Bay, we see the softer outlines behind Glen 

 Cloy. Further on, the mountains are hidden 

 by the lofty coast line ; but just before we reach 

 Lamlash, there is a break in the. barrier and 

 through it we catch a momentary glimpse of 

 Ben Gnuish, one of the finest hills in the island. 

 The Bay of Lamlash forms a magnificent 

 harbour, the Holy Island running across for 

 quite two-thirds of the distance between one 

 horn and the other, and rising to a height of 

 more than a thousand feet. This island has a 

 legendary interest. It is said to have been the 

 residence of St. Molios, an Irish abbot and 

 bishop, in the sixth century, and of Nicolas, a 

 Norwegian hermit, six centuries later. It rises 

 abruptly from the water, and is a striking and 



