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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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Duror and Beinn a’ Bheithir.

Village
, occasionally of Appin, is a small, remote coastal village that sits at the base of Glen , in district of , in the Scottish West , within the council area of in Scotland.

Locality
Photo: Grinner, Public domain.
Beinn a' Bheithir is a mountain south of and in the . It has two Munro summits: Sgorr Dhearg at 1,024 m and Sgorr Dhonuill at 1,001 m.

Village
is a hamlet and glen which lie close to the village of in the .

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

“Cuil Bay” goes by many names.
  • Scottish Gaelic: A‘ Chùil

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include River Duror and Loch Linnhe Viewpoint.

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