Ettrick Bay

Ettrick Bay is a wide, tidal, sandy coastal embayment with a chord of 1 mile, on a 218° bearing, located on the west coast of the in the Firth of Clyde, within council area of in .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Etterick Bay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cnoc an Rath, enclosure and Kames Castle.

Archaeological site
Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site.

Castle
Photo: Richard Dear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 14th-century tower house located on the shore of Kames Bay near , on the , . The castle, which is set in 20 acres of planted grounds, includes a 2-acre 18th-century walled garden.

Church
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Colmac's Church is a ruined 19th-century church in St Colmac, north-east of Ettrick Bay, on the , , Scotland. Built in 1835, it is now a Category B listed structure, as are its kirkyard, boundary wall, gatepiers and gates.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Bannatyne and Ardbeg.

Village
Photo: Frankej, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a coastal village on the , , that is home to many steamers. developed into the 1900s as a quieter alternative to Rothesay.

Village
is a small settlement on the island of in , in . It is on the south side of . It developed largely in the 19th century as part of Rothesay's tourist boom.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an island in the Firth of Clyde, off the west coast of Scotland. Rothesay is the main town. It is part of the "Costa Clyde" or "Glasgow Riviera", the string of little resorts stretching down the Clyde coast from Gourock through Ayr to Girvan.

Ettrick Bay

Latitude
55.84397° or 55° 50′ 38″ north
Longitude
-5.14107° or 5° 8′ 28″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
9C7PRVV5+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 280245451
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2649871
Wiki­data ID
Q24643090
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Satellite Map

Discover Ettrick Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ettrick Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ettrick Bay”
  • Polish: “Ettrick”
  • Swedish: “Ettrick Bay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cnoc-na-mhanan and Manse.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ettrick Bay and Dunalunt Wood.

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