Dippen Bay
Dippen Bay is an embayment along Kilbrannan Sound on the east coast of the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland. Coastal erosion has been documented at Dippen Bay as well as nearby Torrisdale Bay. The bay is located along the coast near the hamlet of Dippen.Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torrisdale Castle and Carradale Point Fort.
Torrisdale Castle
Guest house
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torrisdale Castle is a historic mansion residence, overlooking Torrisdale Bay, Argyll, south of Carradale, Kintyre, Scotland. The castle is situated at the edge of the village of Torrisdale. It is a category B listed building.
Carradale Point Fort
Archaeological site
Carradale Point Fort, also known locally as Dun Carradale, is a vitrified Iron Age hillfort located on Carradale Point, a rocky headland near the village of Carradale in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Carradale House
Building
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carradale House is a Grade B listed mansion house near Carradale, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Constructed in the 17th century, the house was extended in 1844 for Richard Campbell and designed by David Bryce and William Burn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saddell and Grogport.
Saddell
Hamlet
Photo: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saddell is a small Scottish village situated on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula of Argyll and Bute, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the Isle of Arran, 8 miles from Campbeltown on the B842 road to Carradale. Saddell is situated 3 miles south of Dippen Bay.
Grogport
Hamlet
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grogport is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the coast of Kintyre, on the Kilbrannan Sound, across from Pirnmill on the Isle of Arran. Grogport is situated 5 miles north of Dippen Bay.
Dippen Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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