Brodick
Sign in to saveBrodick ( , ("Castle Beach") or Breadhaig) is the main village on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It is halfway along the east coast of the island, in Brodick Bay below Goat Fell, the tallest mountain on Arran. The name is derived from the Norse "breda-vick" meaning "Broad Bay".
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- Locality
- Brodick
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 830
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Brodick
- UK place.type
- Village
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Tràigh a' Chaisteil/Breadhaig
- UK place.static_image_name
- File:Caledonian Isles Departing Brodick - Flickr - ARG Flickr.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 280px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- MV Caledonian Isles departing Brodick with part of the town in the background, May 2015
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.population_density
- 6.54/ha
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS014358
- UK place.civil_parish
- Kilbride
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- North Ayrshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Ayrshire and Arran
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.post_town
- ISLE OF ARRAN
- UK place.postcode_area
- KA
- UK place.postcode_district
- KA27
- UK place.dial_code
- 01770
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 890
- Official website
- www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- Image
- Caledonian Isles Departing Brodick - Flickr - ARG Flickr.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01770
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- Brodick
- postal code
- KA27
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- Transport
- Village
- Brodick Castle
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Brodick ( , ("Castle Beach") or Breadhaig) is the main village on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It is halfway along the east coast of the island, in Brodick Bay below Goat Fell, the tallest mountain on Arran. The name is derived from the Norse "breda-vick" meaning "Broad Bay".
The harbour receives its main ferry services between Arran and the mainland via Ardrossan and Troon. Brodick Castle is a former residence of the Dukes of Hamilton.
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