Water Destinations in Scotland, United Kingdom
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Aberdeen Beach
Aberdeen Beach and Queens Links is a coastal area in Aberdeen, Scotland, comprising a sandy beach and the adjacent public park known as Queens Links. The beach extends in a broad curve between Aberdeen Harbour and the mouth of the River Don. The beach experiences ongoing coastal erosion and is protected by a series of groynes designed to retain sand.
Aucha Lochy
National grid reference NR72532231 Aucha Lochy is an impounding reservoir, situated 1 km to the north/north east of Campbeltown and is the main source of freshwater for the town. The loch is also fished by Kintyre Angling Club. The earth fill dam was completed in 1905 and has a height of 8.8 metres.
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Nigg Bay
Nigg Bay (Scottish Gaelic: Camas Neig) is a large, relatively shallow sandy bay, consisting of mudflats, saltmarsh and wet grassland, located on the north east coast of the Cromarty Firth, 5 miles (8 km) east of Invergordon, in the district of Ross and Cromarty and in the Scottish council area of Highland. At low tide, the Sands of Nigg are exposed. Nigg Bay can be said to start at Balintraid pier – probably the oldest pier on the Cromarty Firth – built by Thomas Telford in 1821.
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