Proaig Bay
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 View over Proaig Bay |
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| Waters | Scottish Sea | |
| Land mass | Islay | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 44 '35 " N , 6 ° 3' 0" W | |
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| width | approx. 450 m | |
| depth | approx. 100 m | |
The Proaig Bay is a small bay on the east coast of the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is located about two kilometers south of McArthur's Head and 14 km east of the island's capital Bowmore . At the northern end of the bay there is a small stream that rises on the slopes of the Beinn Bheigeir . Proaig Bay is located in a sparsely populated part of the island and is therefore not accessible by road.
The bay is about 450 m wide and cuts 100 m deep into the land. There was once a settlement near the bay called Proaig , of which the remains of a shepherd's house are still preserved. According to the census of 1861, a family of eight still lived there at that time. In 1959 a stone with small bowl markings was discovered near the bay , but it could not be found again at a later date.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Proaig in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Scotland Census 1861
- ↑ Entry on Proaig in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)