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Gills Bay

Gills Bay, which is situated about 3 mi west of with the community of close by, has one of the longest stretches of low-lying rock coast on the northern shores of .
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Photo: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include MeyGen.

Power station
is a tidal stream energy plant in the north of Scotland. The project is located in the , specifically the Inner Sound between the Island of Stroma and the Scottish mainland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canisbay and Huna.

Hamlet
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a rural hamlet located about one mile southwest of and two and a half miles southwest of in , , and is in the council area of Highland.

Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small remote crofting township, located 1 mile northeast of and 1.5 miles west of in , in . It is currently part of the Highland Council area.

Photo: Davidcarroll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John o'Groats is a village in the former county of on the far north coast of Scotland. With a population of about 300, it makes its living from tourism, as it's the traditional north terminus of the British mainland road network.

Gills Bay

Latitude
58.64328° or 58° 38′ 36″ north
Longitude
-3.15359° or 3° 9′ 13″ west
Open location code
9CCRJRVW+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8639762889
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2648654
Wiki­data ID
Q5562434
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Gills Bay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Gills Bay”
  • Cebuano: “Gills Bay”
  • Japanese: “ギルズ湾”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gills Bay”
  • Swedish: “Gills Bay”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gills Bay Harbour and Canisbay Kirk.

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