| Sandwood Bay | |
|---|---|
| Bàgh Shanabhait (Scottish Gaelic) | |
 Sandwood Bay – north view | |
  Sandwood Bay Location in Scotland | |
| Location | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 58°32′23″N 5°03′44″W / 58.5396°N 5.0623°W |
Sandwood Bay (Scottish Gaelic: Bàgh Seannabhad)[1] 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.[2] The beach is considered to be one of the cleanest and most unspoilt beaches in the whole of mainland Britain.
- ^ Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Sandwood Bay is a beautiful beach shrouded in mystery". National World. The Scotsman. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2023.