Mountains & hills · Scottish Highlands
Ettrick Bay
Ettrick Bay — bay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ettrick Bay is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "bay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.8438°, -5.1439°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ettrick Bay is a wide, tidal, sandy coastal embayment with a chord of 1 mile (2 km), on a 218° bearing, located on the west coast of the Isle of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, within council area of Argyll and Bute in Scotland. The bay was used for practice training for the D-Day landings.
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Background
Description
A Bronze Age stone circle is situated at St Colmac Farm, which is located south of the B875 road to Ettrick Bay from Port Bannatyne, about 0.6 mi northeast of the shore of Ettrick Bay. A Celtic cross that is often associated with the stone circle is located at the ruined 19th-century and Category C listed St Colmac's Church, about 100 m from the stone circle in a north west direction. A well-known tourist attraction, and often associated together, they were built several thousand years apart. The church's manse, today known as Cnoc an Raer, is contemporary with the former place of worship. At the bridge over Glenmore Burn lie concrete frames built for the British Army for exercises on…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8438, -5.1439
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA20 0QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Official site
- www.sepa.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q24643090 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ettrick Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ettrick Bary, Bute (269960308).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ettrick Bay?
- Ettrick Bay is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA20 0QX).
- Is Ettrick Bay free to visit?
- Yes, Ettrick Bay is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ettrick Bay?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA20 0QX. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.