What is recorded here

Diamond was a nineteenth-century sloop operating near Brodick Castle on Arran in the Firth of Clyde. The Firth of Clyde is a busy shipping lane, so the risk of collision or grounding was constant. The name suggests the vessel belonged to the Brodick estate or served its local trade.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Diamond: Brodick Castle, Arran, Firth of Clyde as Sloop (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Brodick Castle was built in the 13th century by the Lords of Galloway and later held by the Campbell and, from the 17th century, the Kennedy families. It is important as the historic seat of the Earls of Cassillis and a key stronghold on the Isle of Arran.

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