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Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire

Ailsa Craig Ailsa Craig is a small, uninhabited island ten miles off the coast of Ayrshire in the outer Firth of Clyde which, by its distinctive muffin shape and location alone in the sea, stands out prominently in the seaward view all along the coasts of the Firth of Clyde and from the north coast of County Antrim. Two miles about and 1,110 feet above the sea at its peak, the island is an extinct volcanic plug. Today the Ailsa Craig Lighthouse stands on the east coast and a ruined castle on the hillside above. The island is a bird sanctuary, providing a home for huge numbers of gannets and an increasing number of puffins. (Read more)