Mountains & hills · Scottish Islands
Gills Bay
In or near John o'Groats.
Gills Bay — bay in Highland, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Gills Bay is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "bay in Highland, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 58.6425°, -3.1519°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gills Bay, which is situated about 3 mi (4.8 km) west of John o' Groats with the community of Gills close by, has one of the longest stretches of low-lying rock coast on the northern shores of Caithness. Its main features are a small harbour and the pier used as the mainland terminal for Pentland Ferries. The harbour shelters some small local boats together with those used for working the sheep on the off lying island of Stroma. In the right sea conditions the area is sometimes used for surfing.
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Background
History
The first pier was constructed in 1905 with the harbour some time later. In the 1980s Orkney Island Council decided to re-introduce the short sea crossing from Gills Bay to Burwick on South Ronaldsay. Tens of millions of pounds were spent on a new ferry and building a terminal and linkspan at Gills Bay together with similar facilities at Burwick. The service started on 15 August 1989, sailing to Houton near Orphir as dredging still had to be done at Burwick, and ended on 16 September 1989 when the linkspan at Gills was damaged by heavy weather. It was then realised that it would be impossible to run a regular service as planned due to the weather conditions and the operation was closed…
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- Coordinates
- 58.6425, -3.1519
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- KW1 4YB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Sources
- wikidata: Q5562434 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gills Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Gill's Bay - geograph.org.uk - 11319.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gills Bay?
- Gills Bay is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW1 4YB).
- What is Gills Bay?
- Gills Bay — bay in Highland, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Gills Bay?
- Drivers can use postcode KW1 4YB.
- Is Gills Bay free to visit?
- Yes, Gills Bay is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gills Bay?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW1 4YB. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.