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Gruinard Bay with Gruinard Island and the Summer Isles in the distance

Gruinard Bay is a large remote coastal embayment, located 12 miles north of Poolewe, in northwestern Ross and Cromarty, and is in the former parish of Lochbroom, in the west coast of Scotland.

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Gruinard Bay

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Gruinard Bay is a large remote coastal embayment, located 12 miles north of Poolewe, in northwestern Ross and Cromarty, and is in the former parish of...

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Gruinard Island

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approximately 2 kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) long by 1 km (5⁄8 mi) wide, located in Gruinard Bay, about halfway between Gairloch and Ullapool. At its closest point to...

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Little Gruinard

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The Little Gruinard is a river in Wester Ross, Scotland which runs from the Fionn Loch into Gruinard Bay (famed for Gruinard Island). It lies within the...

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Laide

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of the Highlands of Scotland. It is situated on the southern shore of Gruinard Bay, about 30 km west of Ullapool. Situated just outside Laide on the A832...

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Cromartyshire

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various sections around Little Loch Broom, including the southern tip of Gruinard Island. North of Loch Broom lies the largest single section of the county...

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Loch Broom

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and Little Loch Broom to the south. It has a commanding view of Gruinard Bay and Gruinard Island to the west. Beinn nam Ban – at 1,900 ft (580 m), also...

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Hebrides

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(1997) states that the oldest rocks in Europe have been found "near Gruinard Bay" on the Scottish mainland. Gillen (2003) p. 44 indicates the oldest rocks...

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A832 road

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Drumchork the road rises again, crossing a headland to Gruinard Bay. After following the coast of Gruinard Bay the road crosses one more headland and descends...

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Ross and Cromarty

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these are Coigach, Loch Broom, the Scoraig peninsula, Little Loch Broom, Gruinard Bay, Rubha Mòr peninsula, Loch Ewe, Rua Reidh/Melvaig peninsula, Loch Gairloch...

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List of bays of the British Isles

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Bay Garvie Bay Lag na Saillie Polly Bay Gruinard Bay Enard Bay Achmelvich Bay Clashnessie Bay Eddrachillis Bay Dunnet Bay Sinclairs Bay Burghhead Bay...

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Wester Ross

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and is the oldest rock type found in Scotland; indeed the rocks around Gruinard Bay are, at 2.5 billion years old, amongst the oldest rocks in the world...

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List of bays of Scotland

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The following is a list of bays in Scotland. Contents:  Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Islands Outer Hebrides Inner Hebrides Orkney...

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Achgarve

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field) is a small coastal crofting and fishing hamlet, situated between Gruinard Bay and Loch Ewe on the Rubha Mòr peninsula, in the north west coast of Ross-shire...

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List of bays of the Inner Hebrides

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This List of Bays of Inner Hebrides summarises the bays that are located on the islands of the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. The island of Eilean Mòr has...

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Operation Vegetarian

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Stirlings. The testing of anthrax as an animal elimination method was done on Gruinard Island, just off the coast of Scotland. The location was chosen because...

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List of Inner Hebrides

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Overture brought further fame to the island. During the Second World War, Gruinard was the site of a biological warfare test by British military scientists...

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Porton Down

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and in 1942 it infamously carried out tests of an anthrax bio-weapon at Gruinard Island. In 1946, it was renamed the Microbiological Research Department...

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List of rivers of Scotland

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Dundonnell River Gruinard River (Abhainn Srath na Sealga upstream of Loch na Sealga) Allt Loch a Ghiubhsachan (L) Inverianvie River Little Gruinard River Ewe...

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List of waterfalls in Scotland

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Treig Easan na Gaibhre River Cassley NC395135 Glen Cassley Easan nan Son Gruinard River NG975890 Inchgarve Forest Easan nan Toll Dubha Alladale River NH445894...

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April 24

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Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery. 1990 – Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after...

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Soil contamination

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Anthrax as a potential biological weapon contaminated the whole island of Gruinard. Contaminated or polluted soil directly affects human health through direct...

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Buchan

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history in this geographic area, especially slightly northwest of Cruden Bay, where the Catto Long Barrow and numerous tumuli are found. At one time,...

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Loch Ewe

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Wester Ross The Gairloch and Loch Ewe Action Forum The Poolewe-Little Gruinard walk Rèidio dà Locha Laxdale Ladies' waulking group competing in the Wester...

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