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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Argyll_and_Bute_UK_relief_location_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Machir Bay is located in Argyll and Bute"><img alt="Machir Bay is located in Argyll and Bute" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Argyll_and_Bute_UK_relief_location_map.jpg/256px-Argyll_and_Bute_UK_relief_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="256" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Argyll_and_Bute_UK_relief_location_map.jpg/384px-Argyll_and_Bute_UK_relief_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Argyll_and_Bute_UK_relief_location_map.jpg/512px-Argyll_and_Bute_UK_relief_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2003" data-file-height="2077" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:63.889%;left:27.058%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Machir Bay"><img alt="Machir Bay" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Machir Bay</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="adr"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data region">Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span title="Geographical coordinates">Coordinates</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Machir_Bay&params=55_46_40_N_6_28_10_W_type:waterbody"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">55°46′40″N</span> <span class="longitude">6°28′10″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">55.77778°N 6.46944°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">55.77778; -6.46944</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span title="Primary outflows: oceans, seas, straights">Ocean/sea sources</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic_Ocean" class="mw-redirect" title="North Atlantic Ocean">North Atlantic Ocean</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-bottom: #cedeff 1px solid"></th></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Max. length</th><td class="infobox-data">2.8 km (1.74 mi)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Max. width</th><td class="infobox-data">1.2 km (0.75 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Settlements</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kilchoman" title="Kilchoman">Kilchoman</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Machir Bay</b> is a small <a href="/wiki/Bay" title="Bay">bay</a> on the Western coast of the isle of <a href="/wiki/Islay" title="Islay">Islay</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Inner_Hebrides" title="Inner Hebrides">Inner Hebrides</a> of Scotland. It is one of the features of the <a href="/wiki/Rhinns_of_Islay" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhinns of Islay">Rhinns of Islay</a> and lies within a few hundred metres of the small settlement of <a href="/wiki/Kilchoman" title="Kilchoman">Kilchoman</a>. To the north, the cape of Coul Point separates Machir Bay from Saligo Bay. Kilchiaran Bay lies immediately to the south. </p><p>The northern and southern parts of Machir Bay are largely rocky, with a sandy beach area near the top of the bay. Several small streams flow into the bay, notably Allt na Criche and Allt Gleann na Ceardaich, both of which flow into the north of the bay. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Machir_Bay_From_The_North_-_geograph.org.uk_-_700233.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Machir_Bay_From_The_North_-_geograph.org.uk_-_700233.jpg/220px-Machir_Bay_From_The_North_-_geograph.org.uk_-_700233.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Machir_Bay_From_The_North_-_geograph.org.uk_-_700233.jpg/330px-Machir_Bay_From_The_North_-_geograph.org.uk_-_700233.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Machir_Bay_From_The_North_-_geograph.org.uk_-_700233.jpg/440px-Machir_Bay_From_The_North_-_geograph.org.uk_-_700233.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="435" /></a><figcaption>Machir Bay from the north, facing southeast</figcaption></figure> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Area">Area</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Machir_Bay&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Area"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area surrounding Machir Bay is sparsely populated today, but archeological evidence shows a long history of human settlement. There are remnants of two <a href="/wiki/Dun_(fortification)" title="Dun (fortification)">duns</a> to the southeast of the bay: one, Dun Neadean is located on a rocky knoll by the coastline, near the old road between Kilchoman and another small hamlet to the south, Kilchiaran. The enclosed area covers an area of 20 metres by 13. There remains little more of the 3.5 metre-thick wall than foundations covered in grass.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second dun, Dun Chroisprig is also located on a hill. Its outer wall roughly encompasses the hill, with a diameter of about 13 metres. An entrance 1.5 metres in width faces to the west-northwest.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Shipwrecks">Shipwrecks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Machir_Bay&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Shipwrecks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 18 November 1835, the Stella, a vessel from <a href="/wiki/Palermo" title="Palermo">Palermo</a> bound for <a href="/wiki/Greenock" title="Greenock">Greenock</a>, ran aground at Machir Bay. The entire crew and part of the cargo were saved.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 16 November 1888, during a storm, a Norwegian <a href="/wiki/Barque" title="Barque">barque</a>, La Plata, sailing from <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle</a> to <a href="/wiki/Buenos_Aires" title="Buenos Aires">Buenos Aires</a> and carrying coal and coke, was wrecked at Machir Bay due to the sudden shift of unsecured cargo, causing the ship to list and run aground after becoming uncontrollable. 3 of 12 crewmen were lost.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Perhaps the most famous incident was the wreck of <a href="/wiki/HMS_Otranto" title="HMS Otranto">HMS <i>Otranto</i></a> in October 1918, shortly before the end of the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">Great War</a>. A navigation error caused it to collide with <a href="/wiki/HMS_Kashmir_(1915)" title="HMS Kashmir (1915)">HMS <i>Kashmir</i></a>. The casualty toll was estimated at 470 men, which makes it one of the worst convoy accidents of the war.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Miscellaneous">Miscellaneous</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Machir_Bay&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Miscellaneous"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of the <a href="/wiki/Scotch_whisky" title="Scotch whisky">whiskies</a> made at the nearby <a href="/wiki/Kilchoman_distillery" title="Kilchoman distillery">Kilchoman distillery</a> is named after Machir Bay. </p><p>A charity on Islay - Islay Development Initiative - has a range of candles made with Islay beeswax from their apiary of native dark European bees, named after beaches on the island using scents of plants found on each beach. Machir Bay scent is spearmint and chamomile. The Charity uses funds raised to support Islay BeachWatch, which keeps the beaches clear of marine litter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Machir_Bay&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">S Piggott and C M Piggott 1948; F Newall 1962.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">S Piggott and C M Piggott 1948; F Newall 1966; (undated) information in RCAHMS.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The Marine List, LL, No. 7111, London, Friday 27 November 1835.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>PP Abstracts of Shipping Casualties on Coasts, or in Rivers and Harbours of the UK July 1888–89 (1890 [C.6115] LXVI.543)</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Scott, R. Neil (2012). <i>Many Were Held by the Sea: The Tragic Sinking of HMS Otranto</i>. 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