Mountains & hills · Scottish Islands
Sandwood Bay
Also known as: Bágh Shanabhait
In or near Kinlochbervie.
Sandwood 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
Sandwood Bay is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "bay in Highland, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 58.5396°, -5.0623°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Sandwood Bay (Scottish Gaelic: Bàgh Seannabhad) is a natural bay in Sutherland, on the far north-west coast of mainland Scotland. It is best known for its remote 1-mile-long (1.6 km) beach and Am Buachaille, a sea stack, and lies about 5 miles (8 kilometres) south of Cape Wrath. Behind the bay's large dunes, stretches the freshwater Sandwood Loch. Though remote, and with no road access, the bay can be reached by a 4-mile (6-kilometre) path leading from the gravel car park at the hamlet of Blairmore. Sandwood Bay is part of the Sandwood Estate, which is run by the John Muir Trust. The beach is considered to be one of the cleanest and most unspoilt beaches in the whole of mainland Britain.
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Background
History
The name Sandwood Bay probably derives from the Viking name 'Sandvatn' ("sand water") There are also remains of Pictish settlement in the area. On 30 September 1941, Sergeant Michael Kilburn from 124 Squadron at RAF Castletown was flying a Spitfire south west of Cape Wrath when the engine failed. He crash-landed the plane on the beach at Sandwood, and managed to escape uninjured. The wreck remained on the beach and over time the entire bodywork was eroded away by the sea but its engine, a Rolls-Royce Merlin, remains largely intact and occasionally emerges into full view whenever tidal and weather conditions permit. The farmstead of Strathchailleach, around 1 mi east of the bay, was built in…
Visiting
In January 2018 Scottish fiddle player Duncan Chisholm released his sixth solo album, inspired by Sandwood Bay, entitled Sandwood. In December of the same year the Scots Trad Music Awards named the album their album of the year. Duncan Chisholm participated in a subsequent podcast hosted by Matthew Bannister as part of his "Folk on Foot" broadcasts, in which folk musicians revisit specific geographic locations that have inspired them in their creative works. Chisholm took Bannister to Sandwood Bay to discuss how this affected him in the making of his 2018 album.
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- Coordinates
- 58.5396, -5.0623
- Address
- Scotland
Sources
- wikidata: Q167165 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sandwood Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Sandwoodbay1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sandwood Bay?
- Sandwood Bay is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- What is Sandwood Bay?
- Sandwood Bay — bay in Highland, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Sandwood Bay?
- Its coordinates are 58.5396°, -5.0623°.
- Is Sandwood Bay free to visit?
- Yes, Sandwood Bay is free to enter.