Cuil Bay

Cuil Bay
A' Chùil (Scottish Gaelic)
The bay from the lower slopes of Ardsheal Hill
Cuil Bay is located in Argyll and Bute
Cuil Bay
Cuil Bay
LocationDuror, Argyll and Bute Scotland
Coordinates56°38′41.3160″N 5°18′31.0428″W / 56.644810000°N 5.308623000°W / 56.644810000; -5.308623000
River sourcesRiver Duror
Salachan Burn
Ocean/sea sourcesLoch Linnhe
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length2.67 km (1.66 mi)
Max. width1.77 km (1.10 mi)
Average depth32 m (105 ft)
IslandsEilean Balnagowan,
Shuna
SettlementsDuror,
Keil,
Achara,
Cuil

Cuil Bay (Scottish Gaelic: A' Chùil), 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,[1][2] situated on the south‐west part of the Ardsheal peninsula, on the southern coast of the sea loch of Loch Linnhe, in the parish of Lismore and Appin, within the council area of Lochaber in Scotland. It was formerly part of Argyll and Bute before boundary changes occurred.[3] The bay is situated adjacent to the village of Duror. The bay is reached by a small road that leads from the Duror Primary School, leaving the main A828 road, following the line of the River Duror, as it races to meet the sea, before opening out into a vista of a long shore of meadows and sea-grasses as the land meets the bay proper.

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  2. ^ Jack, Thomas C. "Cuil Bay". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Cuil Bay". Wild About Lochaber. Wild About Lochaber Ltd. Retrieved 23 June 2017.