Sannox () is a village on the

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. The village is within the parish of Kilbride. The name comes from the name the

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s gave to the area, ''Sandvik'', meaning the Sandy Bay.

History

Within North Glen Sannox it is possible to find an

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fort and the remains of a village, abandoned in 1829 as part of the process of the

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. Most of the inhabitants of this village emigrated to

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where they built a replica of the church that was constructed in Sannox in 1822. The replica church in Inverness, Quebec, is no longer there (since the 1950s) and only the cemetery remains. Remains of the houses and runrigs - a type of farming common in western Scotland at the time - are visible throughout North Glen Sannox. Mining was a source of employment in the area, when in 1840 a mine was opened in Glen Sannox. However operations only lasted around two decades. Operations ended when in 1862 the 11th Duke of Hamilton closed the mine, claiming that it spoiled the local area. However, the mine was reopened after the close of the

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, and a railway and pier were built to transport the

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that was mined there. The source of barytes ran out in 1938 and the mine closed. The railway and pier to which it ran were removed in the 1940s, though the remains of the latter can still be seen on Sannox beach. A small boat yard used to operate at the village jetty. The cemetery in Glen Sannox used to house a small chapel. It is the burial site of Edwin Muir, who was murdered on Goatfell in 1889 by John Laurie. Sannox Beach and Glen

Geography

Sannox sits on the east coast of the Isle of Arran, with a stunning backdrop of scenery in the shape of Glen Sannox. To the north lies North Glen Sannox. The

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passes through to

Lochranza Lochranza () is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The population, somewhat in decline, is around 200 people. Geography Lochranza is the northernmost of Arran's villages and is located in the northwestern c ...

, on a stretch of road known locally as the Boguille.

Community

Sannox is the location of the Corrie Golf Club, a nine-hole golf course, named after the locally twinned village of Corrie. It is also the location of Sannox Cricket Club.

References

External links

Canmore - Sannox Bay, Standing Stone site recordCanmore - Arran, Sannox Congregational Church site record
Villages in the Isle of Arran {{NorthAyrshire-geo-stub