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  2. Dornoch Firth - Wikipedia

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    The firth is designated as a national scenic area, [5] one of 40 such areas in Scotland. [6] The national scenic area covers 15,782 ha in total, of which 4,240 ha is the marine area of the firth below low tide. [1] A review of the national scenic areas by Scottish Natural Heritage in 2010 commented:

  3. Pentland Firth - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Pentland Firth and associated lands ‘The Merry Men of Mey’. Forms off St John's point in the west-going stream and extends as the tide increases NNW across the firth to Tor Ness. The worst part is over a sand wave field about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) west of Stroma.

  4. List of sea lochs of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    For a list of Scottish bodies of freshwater please see List of lochs in Scotland. Map of sea Lochs of Scotland compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for other places. There are numerous sea lochs around the Scottish coast, notably down the length of Scotland's western coast. A sea loch is a tidal inlet of the sea which may ...

  5. Firth of Clyde - Wikipedia

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    The Firth of Clyde, is the estuary of the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland.The Firth has some of the deepest coastal waters of the British Isles.The Firth is sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre Peninsula.

  6. Renfrew Ferry - Wikipedia

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    The Renfrew Ferry is a passenger ferry service linking the north and south banks of the River Clyde in Scotland. The service, operated by Clydelink without subsidy, crosses between Renfrew and Yoker , close to Glasgow City Centre and is the last Clyde crossing this far upstream.

  7. Loch Ryan - Wikipedia

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    Map of Loch Ryan Loch Ryan is orientated on a north–south axis, its mouth looking northward into the North Atlantic and Firth of Clyde , and the town of Stranraer sitting on its southern shores. The loch is bounded by the Rhins of Galloway peninsula on its western side and the Scottish landmass in the east (comprising Galloway and South ...

  8. Hundreds of storm reports, historic tides. Here’s the total ...

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    The Charleston Harbor gauge clocked 3.47 feet of inundation, with a tide at 9.23 feet — the fifth-highest value since 1921.

  9. Kyle of Durness - Wikipedia

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    The Cape Wrath passenger ferry operates from Keoldale between May and September providing the only access to Cape Wrath from the east. [9] [10] Land to the north of Keoldale is used by the Keoldale Sheep Stock Club, a joint farm run by crofters in the Durness area. [3] Beaches along the shore of the kyle are backed by narrow machair with few ...