Sandaig Bay
| Sandaig Bay | |
|---|---|
 Sandaig Bay on a wet night. | |
  Sandaig Bay | |
| Coordinates | 57°10′00″N 5°41′00″W / 57.166672°N 5.68333°WCoordinates: 57°10′00″N 5°41′00″W / 57.166672°N 5.68333°W |
| Type | sea loch bay |
| Primary inflows | Sandaig Burn |
| Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
| Islands | Eilean Dearg, Sgeir Ghlas, Sgeir nan Eun, Glas Eilean |
Sandaig Bay is a coastal embayment, on a chord of 1.27 miles, on a 194° orientation, located on the north western end of the sea loch, Loch Nevis, facing the Sound of Sleat. The bay is within the western end of the Knoydart peninsula, in the Lochaber district, on the west coast of Scotland.[1] Sandaig Bay was the setting of Gavin Maxwell's book Ring of Bright Water. The book describes how Maxwell bought a smooth-coated otter back from Iraq and raised it at Camusfeàrna, the name he used for his house on Sandaig Bay.
Geography
Sgurr an Eilein Ghiubhais near Mallaig Looking at the cliffs near the top of Sgurr an Eilein Ghiubhais. Sandaig bay and Rubha Raonuill can be seen beyond.
References
- ↑ "Sandaig Bay". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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