Cuil Bay

Cuil Bay, meaning recess, corner, niche or nook, is a 237° facing, large sand and shingle coastal embayment with a semi-circular outline, on a chord of 2 km, situated on the south‐west part of the Ardsheal peninsula, on the southern coast of the sea loch of , in the parish of Lismore and Appin, within the council area of Lochaber in .
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Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Duror and Beinn a’ Bheithir.

Village
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, occasionally of Appin, is a small, remote…

Locality
Photo: Grinner, Public domain.
Beinn a' Bheithir is a mountain south of and in the .

Village
is a hamlet and glen which lie close…

Cuil Bay

Latitude
56.64407° or 56° 38′ 39″ north
Longitude
-5.30335° or 5° 18′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C8PJMVW+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1096655339
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
11128464
Wiki­data ID
Q30689079
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Cuil Bay” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Bàgh na Cùile”
  • Cornish: “Bàgh na Cùile”
  • Irish: “Bàgh na Cùile”
  • Manx: “Bàgh na Cùile”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “A‘ Chùil”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bàgh na Cùile”
  • Welsh: “Bàgh na Cùile”
  • “Cuil Bay - Bàgh na Cùile”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rubha Beg and Bal na Gowan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Loch Linnhe Viewpoint and Keil Hill.

Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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