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Site Name: Gott Bay/Traigh Mhor, Isle of Tiree

County: Argyll & Bute

Nearest Place: village of Scarinish

Also Near: main town of Tiree, Island of Coll, or Oban by ferry

OS Grid Ref: NM 056 470 - Landranger: 107 -  Multimap Link

Height ASL: 0 metres - CAA Limit: 60 metres

Location: Inner Hebrides

Directions: Ferry from Oban to Tiree, turn right at the end of the pier road, turn right again at the pink house and... well... it's all in front of you!

Parking: boundless

Facilities: none

Accessibility: infinite but you'll need your own transport and the ferry runs once a day max and you should book the ferry and accommodation in advance

Flying Area: 1 mile by 1/2 mile (at low tide) of flat, smooth, hard, silver sand

Comments: a perfect flying site in the sunniest (and probably windiest) place in Britain

Local Clubs/Contacts: The Kite Club of Scotland

Nearest Retailer: Wind Things in Edinburgh

Report By: Martin Finnigan 22.10.99

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