List of bays of the Firth of Clyde

Map of Firth of Clyde

This List of bays of the Firth of Clyde summarises the bays that are located in the islands of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland

Arran

Name	County	Nearest Town	Coordinates	Image	Notes
Brodick Bay	North Ayrshire	Brodick	55°34′16″N5°06′23″W / 55.571°N 5.1063°W / 55.571; -5.1063 (Brodick Bay)		[1]
Catacol Bay	North Ayrshire	Lochranza	55°41′23″N5°19′57″W / 55.6896°N 5.3325°W / 55.6896; -5.3325 (Catacol Bay)		[2]
Drumadoon Bay	North Ayrshire	Blackwaterfoot	55°29′48″N5°20′29″W / 55.4968°N 5.3413°W / 55.4968; -5.3413 (Drumadoon Bay)		[3]
Kerr's Port	North Ayrshire	Lamlash	55°32′53″N5°05′27″W / 55.5481°N 5.0907°W / 55.5481; -5.0907 (Kerr's Port)
Lamlash Bay	North Ayrshire	Lamlash	55°31′51″N5°06′13″W / 55.5309°N 5.1036°W / 55.5309; -5.1036 (Lamlash Bay)
Machrie Bay	North Ayrshire	Machrie	55°33′18″N5°21′11″W / 55.555°N 5.3530°W / 55.555; -5.3530 (Machrie Bay)		[3]
Port a' Ghille Ghlais	North Ayrshire	Whiting Bay	55°26′21″N5°09′13″W / 55.4391°N 5.1535°W / 55.4391; -5.1535 (Port a' Ghille Ghlais)
Port Dearg	North Ayrshire	Whiting Bay	55°26′22″N5°06′55″W / 55.4394°N 5.1154°W / 55.4394; -5.1154 (Port Dearg)
Port na Feannaiche	North Ayrshire	Lagg	55°27′23″N5°17′32″W / 55.4564°N 5.2921°W / 55.4564; -5.2921 (Port na Feannaiche)
Port Mòr	North Ayrshire	Blackwaterfoot	55°26′45″N5°15′50″W / 55.4457°N 5.264°W / 55.4457; -5.264 (Port Mòr)
Port Mòr	North Ayrshire	Whiting Bay	55°28′54″N5°05′23″W / 55.4818°N 5.0896°W / 55.4818; -5.0896 (Port Mòr)
Porta Buidhe	North Ayrshire	Lagg, Arran	55°26′27″N5°07′26″W / 55.4408°N 5.1238°W / 55.4408; -5.1238 (Porta Buidhe)
Porta Leacach	North Ayrshire	Kildonan	55°26′57″N5°05′34″W / 55.4493°N 5.0927°W / 55.4493; -5.0927 (Porta Leacach)
Sannox Bay	North Ayrshire	Sannox	55°39′38″N5°08′56″W / 55.6605°N 5.1490°W / 55.6605; -5.1490 (Sannox Bay)
Whiting Bay	North Ayrshire	Whiting Bay	55°29′03″N5°04′52″W / 55.4843°N 5.0810°W / 55.4843; -5.0810 (Whiting Bay)		[4]

Bute

Name	County	Nearest Town	Coordinates	Image	Notes
Ascog Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°49′37″N5°01′24″W / 55.8269°N 5.0232°W / 55.8269; -5.0232 (Ascog Bay)		[5]
Balnakailly Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°55′21″N5°10′09″W / 55.9225°N 5.1692°W / 55.9225; -5.1692 (Balnakailly Bay)		[6]
Dunagoil Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°44′12″N5°03′12″W / 55.7368°N 5.0532°W / 55.7368; -5.0532 (Dunagoil Bay)
Ettrick Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°50′39″N5°08′30″W / 55.8443°N 5.1417°W / 55.8443; -5.1417 (Ettrick Bay)		[7]
Gallachan Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°45′57″N5°04′42″W / 55.7659°N 5.0784°W / 55.7659; -5.0784 (Gallachan Bay)
Glencallum Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°43′47″N5°00′25″W / 55.7296°N 5.0069°W / 55.7296; -5.0069 (Glencallum Bay)
Kames Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°52′00″N5°04′53″W / 55.8666°N 5.0814°W / 55.8666; -5.0814 (Kames Bay)
Kerrycroy Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°48′35″N5°01′16″W / 55.8096°N 5.0212°W / 55.8096; -5.0212 (Kerrycroy Bay)
Kerrylamont Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°46′39″N5°00′15″W / 55.7776°N 5.0042°W / 55.7776; -5.0042 (Kerrylamont Bay)
Kilchattan Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°45′22″N5°01′23″W / 55.7560°N 5.0230°W / 55.7560; -5.0230 (Kilchattan Bay)
Lubas Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°44′36″N5°03′28″W / 55.7433°N 5.0579°W / 55.7433; -5.0579 (Lubas Bay)
Port na h-Aille	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°46′40″N5°07′21″W / 55.7779°N 5.1225°W / 55.7779; -5.1225 (Port na h-Aille)
Rothesay Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°50′42″N5°01′40″W / 55.8451°N 5.0278°W / 55.8451; -5.0278 (Rothesay Bay)
Scalpsie Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°46′32″N5°06′11″W / 55.7755°N 5.103°W / 55.7755; -5.103 (Scalpsie Bay)		[8]
Sallan Port	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°47′41″N5°07′38″W / 55.7946°N 5.1272°W / 55.7946; -5.1272 (Sallan Port)
St Ninian's Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°48′18″N5°07′48″W / 55.8049°N 5.1299°W / 55.8049; -5.1299 (St Ninian's Bayt)
Stravanan Bay	Argyll and Bute	Rothesay	55°45′32″N5°04′02″W / 55.7588°N 5.0671°W / 55.7588; -5.0671 (Stravanan Bay)

Davaar

The small island of Davaar has no bays.

Great Cumbrae

Name	County	Nearest Town	Coordinates	Image	Notes
Ballochmartin Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°46′22″N4°53′54″W / 55.7728°N 4.8983°W / 55.7728; -4.8983 (Ballochmartin Bay)		[9]
Bell Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°46′39″N4°55′57″W / 55.7774°N 4.9324°W / 55.7774; -4.9324 (Bell Bay)		[10]
Deadman's Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°45′47″N4°56′41″W / 55.763°N 4.9447°W / 55.763; -4.9447 (Deadman's Bay)
Fintray Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°46′08″N4°56′18″W / 55.769°N 4.9382°W / 55.769; -4.9382 (Fintray Bay)		[11]
Holm Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°47′22″N4°53′52″W / 55.7895°N 4.8979°W / 55.7895; -4.8979 (Holm Bay)
Kames Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°45′08″N4°55′02″W / 55.7522°N 4.9171°W / 55.7522; -4.9171 (Kames Bay)		[12]
Lady's Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°47′25″N4°53′52″W / 55.7904°N 4.8979°W / 55.7904; -4.8979 (Lady's Bay)
Knox's Port	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°45′00″N4°55′57″W / 55.7501°N 4.9325°W / 55.7501; -4.9325 (Knox's Port)
Millport Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°44′54″N4°55′34″W / 55.7484°N 4.9261°W / 55.7484; -4.9261 (Millport Bay)	[13]
Newtown Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°45′06″N4°55′40″W / 55.7518°N 4.9278°W / 55.7518; -4.9278 (Newtown Bay)
Skate Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°47′07″N4°55′42″W / 55.7853°N 4.9282°W / 55.7853; -4.9282 (Skate Bay)	[14]
Stinking Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°47′29″N4°55′05″W / 55.7913°N 4.9181°W / 55.7913; -4.9181 (Stinking Bay)	[15]
White Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°47′31″N4°54′32″W / 55.7919°N 4.9088°W / 55.7919; -4.9088 (White Bay)	[16]
Wine Bay	North Ayrshire	Millport	55°47′28″N4°55′03″W / 55.7910°N 4.9174°W / 55.7910; -4.9174 (Wine Bay)	[17]

Holy Island

The small island of Holy Island has no bays.

Inchmarnock

The small island of Inchmarnock has no bays.

Little Cumbrae

Name	County	Nearest Town	Coordinates	Image	Notes
Long Bay	North Ayrshire	West Kilbride	55°43′52″N4°57′02″W / 55.7310°N 4.9506°W / 55.7310; -4.9506 (Long Bay)
Steadholm Bay	North Ayrshire	West Kilbride	55°42′59″N4°57′54″W / 55.7163°N 4.9651°W / 55.7163; -4.9651 (Steadholm Bay)
Waterloo Bay	North Ayrshire	West Kilbride	55°42′45″N4°57′34″W / 55.7126°N 4.9594°W / 55.7126; -4.9594 (Waterloo Bay)

Sanda

The small island of Sanda has no bays.

See also

• List of bays of Scotland
• List of bays of the Inner Hebrides
• List of bays of the Orkney Islands
• List of bays of the Shetland Islands

References

1. Adam and Charles Black (Firm) (1881). Black's Tourist's Guide to Scotland. p. 111. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
2. United States. Hydrographic Office (1925). British Islands Pilot. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 99.
3. United States. Hydrographic Office (1925). British Islands Pilot. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 98.
4. "Whiting Bay". Visiting Scotland. Visit Scotland. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
5. Groome, Francis Hindes (1882). Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Edinburgh: T. C. Jack. p. 79.
6. "Balnakailly Bay". Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
7. "Ettrick Bay". Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
8. Murphy, Alan (10 April 2014). Scotland Highlands & Islands Footprint Handbook. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 72. ISBN   978-1-909268-62-3.
9. United States. Naval Oceanographic Office. Sailing Directions for the West Coast of Scotland, Mull of Galloway to Cape Wrath, Including Hebrides. p. 48.
10. "Bell Bay". Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
11. "Fintray Bay". Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
12. Great Britain. Hydrographic Department (1886). West Coast of Scotland Pilot. J. D. Potter. p. 287.
13. Clyde Cruising Club (24 April 2020). Firth of Clyde: Including Solway Firth and North Channel. Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. p. 35. ISBN   978-1-78679-165-8.
14. "Skate Bay". Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
15. Transactions of the Glasgow Archaeological Society. Society. 1883. p. 175.
16. "White Bay". Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
17. "Wine Bay". Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 25 April 2023.