Skerray Bay
Skerray Bay is a bay indenting the north coast of Sutherland, open to the wild of the Atlantic Ocean. Small and rocky, it is situated to the north of Clashbuie and north-west of the crofting community of Skerray.
A broad rock largely submerged at high tide, Càrn Mòr, lies in the entrance to the bay, blocking all but a narrow channel at low tide. A channel here called Caol Beag ("little channel"), separates Coomb Island (or 'Neave Island') from the mainland.
Strathan Skerray - Skerray Bay is a 'Geological Conservation Review site'.[1] Walkers enjoy the walk of eight miles along Skerray Bay to Tongue.
History
In October 1894, the Duke of Sutherland laid the foundation stone for Port Skerray.[2] The Skerray Pier, built on the bay's rocky foreshore, was completed in 1896; and an additional entrance to the harbour was cut through a reef of rock on the east side of the bay in 1901.[3]
Location
- Location map: 58°32’33"N, 4°18’14"W
References
- ↑ Strathan Skerray - Skerray Bay: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- ↑ The Railway news ... (Public domain ed.). 1894. pp. 510–. https://books.google.com/books?id=fRg1AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA510. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ↑ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1903). Papers by command (Public domain ed.). HMSO. pp. 212–. https://books.google.com/books?id=CmUOAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA212. Retrieved 28 December 2011.