Whitefarland

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Whitefarland
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The view from Whitefarland point to Kintyre
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Whitefarland
Location within North Ayrshire
OS grid reference NR864421
Civil parish
  • Kilmory
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF ARRAN
Postcode district KA27
Dialling code 01770
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55°37′34″N5°23′35″W / 55.626°N 5.393°W / 55.626; -5.393

Whitefarland (Scottish Gaelic : An Aoirinn) is a clachan on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It is located approximately 1 mile (2 kilometres) to the south of Pirnmill. Its name is derived from Old Norse, not Gaelic. It may refer to Olaf the White who was King of Ireland and the Western Isles. The alternative name for Whitefarland, cited in 1351 in papers in the Scottish Records is 'Irachonan' - which means King of Ireland in old Norse.