Torrisdale Bay

📌 Torrisdale, Highland
★★★

Torrisdale Bay is a vast beach stretching between Torrisdale and Bettyhill on Scotland’s north coast, backed by the rocky hillock of Druim Chuibhe. Rivers at either end – the River Borgie and the River Naver – prevent direct access from both settlements, reserving the pristine sands for those who are prepared to walk half a mile or so from the nearest roads. The shipwreck of the SS John Randolph is prominent towards the west end of the beach at low tide.

🌍 Location

📌 Between Torrisdale & Bettyhill

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NC 690619

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 58.525639,-4.252986

🚌 Extremely infrequent bus to Torrisdale (1 mi via car park)

🚗 Car park on minor road above River Borgie at 🧭 NC 681611 / 🛰️ 58.518151,-4.266617

💬 From the car park it’s a 15-min walk (each way) to the southwest end of the beach on a clear path with some burns / boggy patches to leap across (⬤ Easy). Descend to cross the River Borgie, then keep left.