Sinclairs Bay
Encyclopedia
Sinclairs Bay is a small remote, breast shaped, or left leaf of a tear drop shaped, coastal embayment, on the east coast of Scotland
, in east Caithness
, Scotland
. It's coastline falls entirely within the Scottish
council area of Highland.
curve, before sweeping east to pass the remains Castle Sinclair and terminating at Noss Head Lighthouse.
Sinclairs Bay has two primary geological features. Starting at the coastal village of Keiss
, running northeast, a stony beach and coastal crags, become cliffs that are increasingly sheer the further north. South of Keiss, the cliffs even out in a large white sandy beach, called Keiss Beach, forming large Dunes further south. At Ackergill Tower
, the beach again becomes stony and eventually forms into a series of cliffs and crags, further east.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, in east Caithness
Caithness
Caithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It's coastline falls entirely within the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
council area of Highland.
Geography
Starting in the north, at Ness Head, the bay is bounded by Freswick Bay, and overlooked by Skirza Head, the bay proper sweeps south in a long ellipticalEllipse
In geometry, an ellipse is a plane curve that results from the intersection of a cone by a plane in a way that produces a closed curve. Circles are special cases of ellipses, obtained when the cutting plane is orthogonal to the cone's axis...
curve, before sweeping east to pass the remains Castle Sinclair and terminating at Noss Head Lighthouse.
Sinclairs Bay has two primary geological features. Starting at the coastal village of Keiss
Keiss
Keiss is a fishing village at the northern end of Sinclairs Bay on the east coast of Caithness in the Scottish council area of Highland.Keiss Castle, which is now partially ruined, is located less than 1 mile north of the village centre, on sheer cliffs, overlocking the bay, and has been a major...
, running northeast, a stony beach and coastal crags, become cliffs that are increasingly sheer the further north. South of Keiss, the cliffs even out in a large white sandy beach, called Keiss Beach, forming large Dunes further south. At Ackergill Tower
Ackergill Tower
Ackergill Tower is a Scottish castle located north of Wick, Caithness. It is a category A listed building.-Early history:The Clan Keith, under John Keith, inherited the lands of Ackergill in 1354, from the Cheynes family...
, the beach again becomes stony and eventually forms into a series of cliffs and crags, further east.