Arran: Lesser Known Hill Routes

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Arran: Lochs and Lochans

I am Alex Drain and this is my website.

The purpose of the site is to introduce myself, introduce my readers to the Isle of Arran and introduce my books.

I started writing Lesser Known Hill Routes in 2013 because I thought that most of the hill walking books about Arran were very poor.  Some looked as if they were written by so called professionals to a standard text during a weekend visit.  I wanted to be different.

I finally completed all of the sections during the summer of 2017 and published on 1 December.

On 1 May 2024, the 2nd edition was published.  It contains updated routes, wee route maps and a Gaelic glossary.

I wrote Lochs and Lochans between 2018 and 2020 for Scotland's Year of Coasts and Waters 2020.  Like the previous book, every word and description is first hand.  It's all real with no journalistic pretence.

NB - Lochs and Lochans was published on 1 March 2020.   Not the best of times to publish due to Covid.

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