Dippen Bay

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Shoreline at the south of Dippen Bay.

Dippen Bay is an embayment along Kilbrannan Sound on the east coast of the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland. [1] Coastal erosion has been documented at Dippen Bay as well as nearby Torrisdale Bay. [2] The bay is located along the coast near the hamlet of Dippen.

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  1. Gazetteer for Scotland. 2009
  2. Escape.org

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